Contribute Your Story - Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument

Story Submission Form

The Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument “Living Monument” is an online educational archive capturing the stories, photographs, and videos of Texans affected by the Vietnam War. The Living Monument will be the centerpiece of materials developed by TCVVM as part of our mission to honor and remember our veterans and to teach the future about the service and sacrifice of Texans during the Vietnam War. This learning resource will be available to classrooms and living rooms across Texas, and to monument visitors who will be able to access it with their mobile devices.

If you served in the war or have a family member who served, please consider contributing to the Living Monument. We welcome submissions by in-theatre veterans and civilians who served (ARC, USAID, USO, journalists). Your story will be tied to your hometown on the interactive Texas map and told on a dedicated page. Photographs, links to YouTube videos, and pdf files of longer stories are welcomed, but please make sure you own the rights, and please be sure to use language and tone appropriate for family and classroom use. (Check our “Veterans Stories” link for examples.)

Use this form to share your story and attach your photographs. To help us ensure accuracy, veterans may be asked to provide proof of military record. Our editors may make minor changes for space or style, and we will contact you if we have any questions.

Thank you for helping the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument preserve the history of Texans in the Vietnam War.The questions below are designed to help you think about things you might want to share. Use the “Please tell us your story” field and feel free to consider some or all of the questions, or even to share something completely different! Thank you for helping us preserve history.

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TCVVM is committed to protecting your privacy. If you submit a story, photographs and/or other materials to our online living monument, we will post the materials you submit which will be viewable by the general public. Personally identifiable information collected in the submission forms for veteran stories, Honor Texas Heroes reading of the names signup, and Contact form will be stored on the TCVVM website. We will not post or share your email or other contact information without your consent. If you post a comment, we will post your comment if we determine it appropriate. We may collect your information such as your name and email address for the purpose adding you to our eNewsletter. You can unsubscribe from the eNewsletter at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter. If you make a donation, we will collect information such as your name, address, email address and the name whom you are honoring. We will share your name on our donor list unless you specify otherwise to us in writing. We will not sell or share your information with third parties unaffiliated with TCVVM*. We may use the information you provide to notify you of TCVVM progress and events. Your personal information is accessible only to TCVVM personnel and board members. Online donations are accepted through a third-party site. TCVVM does not store your credit card or other payment information. Our website may use cookies to collect IP addresses in order to measure user data. We will use this information to measure user data in order to improve our site. This information will be available to website administrators. On occasion where we deem appropriate we may link to third party sites. TCVVM is not responsible for the content or privacy controls on third party sites. Updates to this privacy policy will be posted here. To update, change or remove your information, or for any concerns about privacy, email terryburkett2003@yahoo.com or write to TCVVM, 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500, Austin,Texas, 78701. *At some time in the future TCVVM reserves the right to turn over all website content to the Texas Tech niversity Vietnam Center and Archive for historical preservation.

Your Name*
First Last
Your Email*
Hometown
Branch of Service
Calendar Year(s) in Vietnam*
Select all that apply
Rank / Military Job
Would you like to upload a photograph?
- Yes
- No
Please attache your file(s)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 8 MB, Max. files: 4.
Please note that a maximum of four files (at 2MB each) are allowed to be uploaded using this form. If you have more photographs you would like to include, please contact us for alternate upload instructions.
Would you like to submit a link to a video?
- Yes
- No
Please enter the video id here

Please note that we currently only accept links from YouTube, Vimeo, Viddler, UStudio and Facebook. Please contact us if your video is in a different format.
Story Ideas
The questions below are designed to help you think about things you might want to share. Use the "Please tell us your story" field and feel free to consider some or all of the questions, or even to share something completely different! Thank you for helping us preserve history.
- Why did you go to Vietnam?
- How old were you when you served in Vietnam?
- What was your unit?
- Describe your job in Vietnam. What kind of equipment did you use? What was a typical day like?
- In what area of Vietnam were you stationed? What was it like there?
- Were you involved in any major battle campaigns or engagements? If so, what were these and what was your part?
- Did you learn anything during your wartime service that has stuck with you throughout your life?
- Is there any sound, smell or sight that always takes you back to your days in Vietnam? What is it and why or how does it evoke memories?
- Did you spend a holiday or birthday or other personally significant day in Vietnam? What was that day like?
- Is there a particular day that you always think about when you remember the war? What happened that day?
- What was your homecoming like?
- What do you want the future to know about your service, or that of the men and women with whom you served?
Please tell us your story
May we show your story on this website?
I authorize the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument (TCVVM) to publish and/or make use of the materials I am providing, including but not limited to any biographical material, photographs, video, audio recordings and written documents in connection with the TCVVM mission to pay tribute to and educate others about the service of Texans in the Vietnam War. I agree that all or any portion of my image, story and materials (including reproduction thereof) may be used, reproduced, copyrighted and licensed by TCVVM at no obligation to me, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner, all or any portion thereof, or of a reproduction thereof, in the context of the mission and goals of TCVVM to honor Texas’ Vietnam veterans and to educate the public about the service and sacrifice of Texas’ Vietnam veterans.

I further agree that you may use and license others to use my name, voice, likeness and any biographical material concerning me which I may provide, in the distribution, sale, licensing, marketing, advertising, promotion, and exhibition of all or any part of the TCVVM mission and goals in all markets and media (whether now known or hereafter developed), throughout the universe, forever. I further represent that any statements made by me during my appearance are true, to the best of my knowledge, and they will not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party. I understand that this authorization to use my appearance is given to TCVVM with the knowledge that TCVVM will rely thereon at substantial cost. I hereby release TCVVM from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, costs, liabilities, and damages that I now or hereafter may have against TCVVM and I agree not to make any claims against TCVVM in connection with any of the rights granted herein.
Release Acceptance*
- I accept
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