Lee Wilson Collection
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- Lee Wilson with shotguns
- Lee Wilson, in civilian clothes with a fatigue hat, poses behind a rack of rifles used at the skeet shooting range at USARV Headquarters in Long Binh, Vietnam, circa 1968.
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- Lee Wilson's bunk in Vietnam
- Photograph of WAC quarters belonging to Lee Wilson while stationed at Long Bihn, Vietnam, in 1969. A frame with mosquito netting is over the bed, which has various items, including a teddy bear and a magazine, on top of it. Wilson's caption for the photo reads:"My area is clean."
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- Letter from Governor Paul Laxalt to Lee Wilson
- A one-page typed letter from Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt to Lee Wilson, congratulating her on her military service in Vietnam, and offering her assistance in beginning her career. Laxalt mistakenly refers to Wilson as a man; he later sent a letter apologizing for the mistake.
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- Memo satirizing the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- A one-page memo addressed to "all managers" satirizing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying that "a White Christmas would be in violation of Title II." A list of five rules for decorating for and celebrating Christmas is given.
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- Oral history interview with Lee Wilson
- Lee Wilson tells of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, early education, and service in the United States Army Women's Army Corps [WAC] and Army National Guard. Lee Wilson tells of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada, early education, and service in the United States Army Women's Army Corps [WAC] and Army National Guard. Wilson primarily documents her tour of duty in Vietnam as a WAC assigned to the engineering headquarters of Ben Hoa Air Base during the 1968 North Vietnamese Tet Offensive. She tells of weathering frequent artillery barrages, the destruction of various structures on base, and fighting defensive actions during ambushes. Wilson also mentions her love of skeet shooting, and details the trips that she took to Hong Kong and Malaysia. " Other topics include Wilson's early life in Las Vegas, Nevada; he mother's employment at the clandestine United States air base "Area 51" her childhood observations of nearby nuclear testing; her views on women in the military; her time in the National Guard; and her later civilian life.
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- President Lyndon Johnson's motorcade, Vietnam
- Photograph of President Lyndon Johnson's motorcade during his visit to Vietnam, circa 1968. Jeeps carrying U.S. Army soldiers drive behind a dark colored limousine.
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- Tet Offensive damage in Saigon, Vietnam
- Photo of rubble, bombed buildings, and other damage from the Tet Offensive along Plantation Road in the Cholon district of Saigon, Vietnam, in 1968.
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- Tet Offensive damage in Saigon, Vietnam
- View of Plantation Road near the Phuto Race Track in the Cholon district of Saigon, Vietnam, shortly after the Tet Offensive in in 1968.
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- Three WACs in Vietnam
- WACs Marilyn Roth, Vicki Lapinski and Lee Wilson (L to R) pose together in field uniforms in Long Binh, Vietnam, circa 1968.
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- U.S. Embassy in Saigon, post-Tet Offensive
- The U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam, after the Tet Offensive in 1968. A note on the photo reads:"Blood cleaned up after Tet - this was an unauthorized photo."
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- Veterans reunion
- An unidentified group of veterans poses at an event.
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- Vicki Lapinski at work
- WAC Vicki Lapinski uses a typewriter while at work in Long Binh, Vietnam, in 1968.
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- Vicki Lapinski in Vietnam
- WAC Vicki Lapinski holds the hat of her field uniform while sitting outside a damaged tented structure in Long Bing, Vietnam, circa 1968.
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- WAC at bunker in Vietnam
- Picture is taken from inside of a bunker looking out, sometime in spring on 1968. At the end of the bunker, an African American WAC, probably "Robbie" kneels with her camera. Lee Wilson's caption reads,"Looking through bunker. We spent hours in it"
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- WAC on a base in Vietnam
- An unidentified WAC is photographed in mid-step at Long Binh, Vietnam, circa 1968. She wears WAC hot weather fatigues and carries a black leather handbag.
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- WAC returns to home after Vietnam tour, 1969
- A brief article from a Nevada newspaper about Lee Wilson's return from duty in Long Binh, Vietnam, in 1969. The article gives details about her family, living conditions in Vietnam, and her education and military training.
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- WACs barbecuing
- Three WACs in civilian clothing converse around a grill while off-duty at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, circa 1967.
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- WACs in column formation
- WACs stand in two rows facing each other, possibly for inspection, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, circa 1967. They wear WAC green cord uniforms and army green hats.
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- WACs in uniform in Vietnam
- Vicki Lapinski (left) and an unidentified WAC pose together in green cord uniforms at a facility in Vietnam, circa 1968. Lapinski wears the U.S. Army Vietnam Patch above her name tape.
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- WACs off-duty
- Lee Wilson (right) and an unidentified woman sit on the steps outside the barracks of the 3rd Platoon at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, circa 1967. A third WAC can be seen looking through the door. All of the women are in civilian clothing, two have curlers in their hair, and one is smoking.
