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Description:Promotional materials for Friendshipment, an American civilian campaign inspired by the need for humanitarian assistance in Vietnam after the war.Subject names:National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service., Friendshipment (Campaign)Topics:Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects--Christianity., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Civilian relief., Humanitarian assistance, American--Vietnam.Geographic subjects:Vietnam.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280837
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Title:Description:Private First Class A.C. Maynard, on patrol near a rubber plantation about 40 miles north of Saigon, keeps his Bible dry by strapping it to his helmet with an elastic band.Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives., Maynard, A. C.Topics:Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Jungle warfare., Soldiers, Black--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh CityGeographic subjects:Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147155
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Title:Description:U.S. infantrymen pray in the Vietnam jungle, Dec. 9, during memorial services for comrades killed in the Michelin Rubber Plantation Battle.Creator:Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)Subject names:Religious News Service--Archives.Topics:Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualities., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Casualities., Prayers for the dead--Vietnam., Soldiers--Vietnam.Geographic subjects:Bình Dương (Vietnam : Province)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147077
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Description:Blood petitions made by North Korean prisoners of war who did not want to return to Communist North Korea following the armistice in 1953. Features an explanatory letter written by Charles A. Anderson to Rev. Harold Voelkel, a chaplain to POWs during the war.Subject names:Anderson, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1889-1962., Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--Korea., Fingerprints.Geographic subjects:Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145118
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Title:Description:Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."Subject names:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142509
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Title:Description:Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."Subject names:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142508
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Title:Description:Plaque sent to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. as an expression of appreciation to the church for missionaries who ministered to them in Prisoner of War camps during the Korean War. Metal from beer cans. Includes explanatory plastic sign: "Plaque made from tin cans by North Korean prisoners of war presented to the Board of Foreign Missions in appreciation of services of Chaplain Harold Voelkel."Subject names:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984.Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Korean War, 1950-1953--Chaplains., Church work with prisoners of war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:142507
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Title:Description:Hanoi -- A North Vietnamese nun, Ntuyen Tkhi Choung, looks sadly at signs of war in Hanoi. The city's workers, unlike the nun, all bear arms. Ringed with anti-aircraft guns and missile sites, the city is on a constant alert for air raids.Creator:Daily express (London, England) (photographer)Subject names:Religious News Service, Archives.Topics:Nuns--Vietnam--Hanoi., War--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Vietnam War, 1961-1975., War and society--Vietnam--Hanoi.Geographic subjects:Hanoi (Vietnam)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139021
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Description:A radio interview with Dr. John David Hayes, former prisoner of war, recorded between 1953-1957 at the National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Dr. Hayes was a Presbyterian minister and missionary in China. He was imprisoned, 1951-1952.Creator:Hayes, John David, 1888-1957. (interviewee)Subject names:National Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)Topics:Communism--China., Prisoners of war--United States., Prisoners of war--China., Political prisoners--China., Communism and Christianity--China.Geographic subjects:China.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116515
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Title:Description:Reciting Scripture.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6984
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Title:Description:Worship.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6967
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Title:Description:Blood Petitions.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6966
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Title:Description:[Man at microphone.]Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6964
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Title:Description:Play.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6963
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Title:Description:Communion service.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6959
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Title:Description:Asleep.Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6943
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Title:Description:Chap. B [Bible School] .Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6940
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Title:Description:[Group photo.]Creator:Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)Topics:Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.Geographic subjects:South Korea.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6935