VHM_0071

Descriptive title

Military raincoat

Initial context

Date

1975

Object type(s)

Material(s)

Description

[in progress]

Collection

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Donor(s)

Trần Thu Minh

Current location

Vietnamese Heritage Museum

Rights description

Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Trần Thu Minh

Data license

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Timeline

Raincoat Origin

Vietnam

Pre-1975

April 29, 1975

Bà Trúc Minh gave this raincoat to her husband for his evacuation from Vietnam by plane on April 29, 1975.
Evacuation via U.S. Air Force Aircraft

Thailand

In Transit

April 30, 1975

Her husband departed Vietnam aboard U.S. Air Force planes. Aircraft evacuating Vietnam at this time were required to land in Thailand.
Raincoat in transit

In Transit

1975–Late 1970s

The raincoat remained with him from evacuation through resettlement in the United States.
Raincoat reunites with first owner

United States

Resettlement

Late 1900s

After reuniting with her husband in the United States, Bà Trúc Minh retained the raincoat.