From the front lines to the archives at UTA
Legendary journalist Bob Schieffer donates his Vietnam collection, capturing the lives and voices of Texas soldiers
About the Exhibit
In late 1965, Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer was sent on the assignment of a lifetime. Schieffer made history at age 28 as one of the first correspondents from a major Texas newspaper to be sent overseas to cover the Vietnam War, both as a reporter and photojournalist. Schieffer was tasked with locating and interviewing service members from Fort Worth and Texas during their deployment in Vietnam, bringing their stories home to loved ones. Ultimately, Schieffer located 235 soldiers from Texas and interviewed dozens of them for the Star-Telegram.
The exhibit will include four painted portraits Schieffer created in 2025 based on the photographs he took of Texan soldiers serving in the war and selections from his collection of letters and photographs taken during the Vietnam War. This will mark Schieffer's second painting exhibition but the first exhibition of his photographic work. It is also his first exhibition to be held in his home state of Texas.
Scenes from Vietnam through Bob Schieffer's lens, 1966
U.S. Marines aboard a "pig," a personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone sits inside a "pig".
An unidentified U.S. soldier during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
A U.S. soldier helps distribute food and supplies to Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War.
U.S. Marines under sniper fire land in a Viet Cong valley in South Vietnam.
Jerry Strew poses for a photo in front of Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey").
U.S. soldiers crossing a canal in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey") military helicopters seen after landing in a field in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
U.S. Marines make a dawn landing from the USS Paul Revere in the South China Sea for Operation Double Eagle.
Upcoming Events
Exhibit Opening Ceremony
February 9, 2026, 4-7PM –
Special
Collections
Guests will have the opportunity to view the exhibit and
meet Bob Schieffer, the award-winning journalist behind "Our
Man in Vietnam."
Maverick Speakers Series
February 10, 2026, 7:30PM -
Texas
Hall
Attendees will learn more about Bob Schieffer's time in
Vietnam, his storied journalism career, and his newfound
passion for painting (with extended exhibit hours in Special
Collections, 5-7PM).
Tickets
and more info
Visit the Exhibit
Admission
Free!
Upcoming
Events
Location and
Hours
University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections - Central
Library (map) -
6th Floor
Tuesday - Saturday, 9am-5pm
January 20 - April 4, 2026
Parking
The closest visitor parking is in the
Maverick
Parking Garage
($4/hour).
A limited number of parking meters are also nearby, which are free
on Saturdays, except during special events.
For more information, see
Visitor
Parking
or the
UTA Parking
Finder.
