Conditions Governing Use

Collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright and for adhering to publication requirements. Materials from our collections may not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Preferred Citation

Gates T. Richards collection, 1966-1967. MS 0505. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Gates T. Richards graduated from VMI in 1961 and subsequently attended law school. He served as an United States Army officer from August 1965 to October 1967, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam with with 245th Psychological Operations Company.

Scope and Contents

Thia collection consists of slides, photographs, printed material, leaflets and propaganda material, and documents that date from Gates T. Richards' service in a Psychological Operations unit during the Vietnam War, 1966-1967. An inventory listing details about individual photographs and slides is available upon request.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Propaganda, American -- Vietnam
• Psychological warfare
• Slides (photographs)
• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
• Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Biography
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1961