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Bob Schieffer Vietnam War Collection

 
Bob Schieffer was a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram who became one of the first correspondents from a major Texas newspaper to be sent overseas to cover the Vietnam War in 1965. Schieffer interviewed and photographed soldiers from Fort Worth and Texas during their deployment. This collection is comprised of personal papers from Bob Schieffer, consisting of correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, ephemera, print photographs, and negatives relating to Schieffer's time as a war correspondent in the Vietnam War for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper from 1965-1966.

Finding aid available here. Researchers using this collection may encounter materials that are graphic in nature or use inappropriate or harmful language to describe persons and events in individual documents or photographs. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    In trenches dug near Blue Beach, U.S. soldiers scan the Vietnamese countryside during an operation to capture and question Viet Cong suspects. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.

  • U.S. soldiers with Viet Cong suspects in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    U.S. soldiers with Viet Cong suspects in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    Unidentified U.S. soldiers with two Viet Cong suspects as they escort them to an interview with interpreters during the Vietnam War.

  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Marine Corps soldiers with a Viet Cong suspect firmly in tow as they escort him to an interview with interpreters during the Vietnam War. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone is pictured at left. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.

  • U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.

  • Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer on assignment in Vietnam, reporting on the Vietnam War for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Schieffer is seen standing with soldiers as they look on at a deceased suspected member of the Viet Cong.

    Harmful Content Statement: This item includes content that may have outdated language or may be graphic or disturbing in nature. Please refer to our Statement of Harmful Language for more information. The un-blurred image is available for download under the Additional Files.

  • Huey helicopters in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    Huey helicopters in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey") military helicopters seen after landing in a field in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

  • Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer on assignment in Vietnam, reporting on the Vietnam War for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

  • Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer reporting on the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer on assignment in Vietnam, reporting on the Vietnam War for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

  • U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.

  • U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.

  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Marines make a dawn landing from the USS Paul Revere in the South China Sea for Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.

  • U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War by Bob Schieffer

    U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War

    Bob Schieffer

    Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.

  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Marines make a dawn landing from the USS Paul Revere in the South China Sea for Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.

  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Marines make a dawn landing from the USS Paul Revere in the South China Sea for Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.

  • Operation Double Eagle by Bob Schieffer

    Operation Double Eagle

    Bob Schieffer

    U.S. Marines make a dawn landing from the USS Paul Revere in the South China Sea for Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.

 
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