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Bernadette Miller, An Khe, Vietnam [5/1970]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Location of Service: Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood, Texas; Central Highlands and An Khe, Vietnam
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/50690

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"Our base camp held 25,000 men and 25 women." (Video interview, 15:32)

Captain Bernadette Miller was just twenty-one years old when she arrived in Vietnam for duty as a post-operative nurse. Considered the baby of the hospital, the other nurses took her under their wing, helping her to cope with the stress of the job. Her first night there, a rocket attack roused her out of bed and into the hospital, where she evacuated patients while wearing a flak jacket over her pajamas; after that, she slept in her fatigues. Because she worked at a field hospital, where most patients stayed for only a few days before being transferred elsewhere, she never knew how her patients fared after they left her care.

Interview / Recording

About this Item

Title

  • Bernadette Agnes Miller Collection

Names

  • Missouri State University
  • Megan Kandlbinder
  • Johnson, Julie A.
  • Henson, Shauna
  • Nichole Smith
  • Miller, Bernadette Agnes

Home State

  • Missouri

Headings

  • -  Miller, Bernadette Agnes
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Location of Service: Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood, Texas; Central Highlands and An Khe, Vietnam
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1968-1971
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in hospitals as a registered nurse.

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-10-27; 2006-11-20)
  • Photograph: Digital print [5 items] -- Photograph (collected 1970)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/50690

Cite as

  • Bernadette Agnes Miller Collection (AFC/2001/001/50690), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Missouri State University, Megan Kandlbinder, Julie A Johnson, Shauna Henson, Nichole Smith, and Bernadette Agnes Miller. Bernadette Agnes Miller Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.50690/.

APA citation style:

Missouri State University, Megan Kandlbinder, Johnson, J. A., Henson, S., Nichole Smith & Miller, B. A. (1968) Bernadette Agnes Miller Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.50690/.

MLA citation style:

Missouri State University, et al. Bernadette Agnes Miller Collection. 1968. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.50690/>.