Dominick, Peter H. (Peter Hoyt), 1915-1981

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) shakes hands with Colonel Crosby of the United States Air Force. U. S. Air Force Brigadier General Butcher can be seen standing between the two men. An Air Force jet and two saluting soldiers can also be seen. As commander of Task Force Alpha at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Brigadier General Butcher was responsible for directing Air Force missions during the Vietnam War. Senator Dominick was on his second trip to Southeast Asia as a member of the United States Senate Armed...

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Sen. Dominick (left) and Gov. Love (right) are photographed with Staff Sergeant Edward Bishop of the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) in an unidentified location during their trip to Bangkok, Thailand in 1967. Staff Sergeant Bishop holds his son, Michael. The group stands in front of a Thai painting and a wall clock is visible in the background.

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) shakes hands with Airman First Class Michael Espinoza from Denver, Colorado, who is wearing sunglasses. Airman First Class Garfield Herrera from Pueblo, Colorado, is seen at left wearing a hat. Airman First Class Jerry Beall of Hotchkiss, Colorado stands to the right of Senator Dominick. An unidentified man stands behind the senator. Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (Korat RTAFB), located approximately 165 miles northeast of Bangkok, Thailand, was in operation from...

Abstract Peter H. Dominick (1915-1981) was an attorney who was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served as a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1963-1975. He also served as U.S. Representative from Colorado for the Second District from 1961-1963. In 1946, Dominick and his family moved from Connecticut to Colorado, where Dominick joined the Denver law firm of Holland and Hart as a partner. Sen. Dominick served on the Republican Policy Committee and he was the ranking minority...

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.), dressed in fatigues, stands in front of a bunker made of sandbags with a group of U. S. Air Force airmen. Left to right are Lieutenant Colonel Frank T. Bryan, from the 4th Air Commando Squadron, First Lieutenant Frank J. Capillupo from the 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Technical Sergeant William D. Wilkins from the 823rd Civil Engineering Squadron and Airman First Class James M. Vandapool from the 3rd Combat Support Group. Bien Hoa Air Base was located in south...

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) shakes hands with one of the U. S. Air Force airmen, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), lined up to greet him on the tarmac at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base (Takhli RTAFB). Three United States Air Force officers also wait to shake hands with the senator. An airman with his back to the camera snaps a photograph of Senator Dominick. Several Air Force jets are in the background. This stop was part of Senator Dominick's fact finding trip to Southeast Asia as a member...

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.), dressed in fatigues, walks in front of two buildings with thatched roofs and a fenced-in area during a tour of a South Vietnamese village. The senator is escorted by Captain Scher from the United States Army, 4th Infantry Division, and a representative from the United States Air Force. Capt. Scher is walking on Dominick's right, and an Air Force colonel, with the name McFalls on his fatigues, is on the senator's left. This stop was part of Senator Dominick's fact...

Abstract Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) stands in shirtsleeves with an unidentified United States Air Force officer in front of an unidentified building on the Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB). Attached to the fascia is a sign [Ye Wh?]o Passeth Thru These Portals, Stand Tall. Below the sign in a triangular field are 23 stars, 1 [gold?] and 22 [blue?]. Over the door lintel is a sign: Home of ... [obscurred] Pack. This stop was part of Sen. Dominick's fact finding trip to Southeast Asia as a...

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Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) tours the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), which was sailing in the Gulf of Tonkin, with Rear Admiral Roger W. Mehle, United States Navy. Rear Adm. Mehle directed all naval airstrikes against North Vietnam. This stop was part of Senator Dominick's fact finding trip to Southeast Asia as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.