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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-seven years later, VVAW is still going strong-- continuing its fight for peace, justice, and the rights of all veterans.
Explore these pages; see what we've done, what we do, and why we do it. The struggle continues, perhaps these days more than ever. VVAW has never stopped working to protect the welfare of those who served their country.
Will you join us?
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Latest Commentary:
From the National Office
Our politics and political unity were forged in our opposition to the war in Vietnam. Some of us were drafted, others volunteered. Many fought in the jungles, some in the rear or offshore. Many of our fathers and uncles fought fascism. All of us changed...
Taken from "On the Necessity of Struggle" by Bill Branson Read More
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View the 1971 50th Anniversary Pages and Guestbook
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online Taken from Memories of Ben Chitty by VVAW:
2024-01-26
Hello Jeff,
My condition has worsened of late. Here is my suggestion for an obit.
Send out a call for 1-2-3 sentence tributes, roll up the replies into a single document, and use that, either for a general announcement or for The Veteran.
Ben Chitty
1947-2024
USN 1965-9 VN 1966-7, 1968
Life Member VVAW
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June Svetlovsky
Anyone that met Ben Chitty knew that he was truly dedicated to the Clarence Fitch chapter of VVAW and to promoting it's message of veteran's rights and peace with justice.
I worked with him doing layout on some of the literature he wrote for handouts or announcements. When Ben looked over a printout, he'd send back a page or two of rewordings (substitute Voters demand... with The American people demand...). Not being overly finicky, just untiring in his effort to say exactly what needed too be said.... Read More
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