Vietnam Era

Air Force Oral History Interview: Maj. Fred N. Thompson – 2 June 1970

Fred Thompson was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on March 20,…

July 15, 2023

The CIA’s Vietnam Document CD-ROM

Background The following is a CD-ROM document archive, created by the CIA. The Black Vault had filed a FOIA request…

May 12, 2021

The Peers Inquiry Report: Department of the Army Review of the Preliminary Investigations into the My Lai Incident

Background In November 1969, Stanley R. Resor, Secretary of the Army, and General William C. Westmoreland, U.S. Army Chief of…

March 12, 2021

Cambodia’s Role in the Movement of Arms and Ammunition to the Vietnamese Communists, July 1968

Background According to the document: "There is increasing evidence -- albeit mainly circumstantial -- that Communist forces in the III…

May 17, 2019

Allegations of Biological Experiments in Viet Nam, 1966

In 2014, I came across reference to a document within the CIA's holding, that referenced an alleged incident which occurred…

October 27, 2015

Project AGILE

Background According to Wikipedia: "Project AGILE was an ARPA project in the 1960s that investigated means for engaging in remote,…

July 22, 2015

Prisoners of War (POWs)

A prisoner of war is a combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately…

March 3, 2015

Vietnam Intelligence & Lessons Learned

During and after the war, the United States intelligence community focused their attention on gathering as much information as possible.  Below, you…

March 3, 2015

Senator John S. McCain

According to Wikipedia: John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He…

March 3, 2015

DoD Document Collections

Background The following 18 CD-ROMs were created by the DoD, when they transferred their FOIA Reading Room to their online…

February 25, 2015