Some Photos from the 1990s

It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-six 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.

Latest Commentary: From the VVAW National Office As we approach another Veterans Day and as many of us are in our seventh decade of living, we have much to be concerned about. The war in Ukraine still continues, our hard won freedoms are under attack, and the fascist hordes are at the gates. We fe... Taken from "Stand Up For Your Rights" by Bill Branson Read More

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Excerpt From  THE VETERAN:  Now Online

Taken from Help for Children in Vietnam Who Lost a Parent to COVID-19 by Bhavia Wagner:

Thanks to the generosity of the readers of The Veteran (article May 2021), we were able to raise $10,588 to help school children in Vietnam who lost their mother or father to COVID. Funds collected were distributed in September 2022 to 120 heartbroken children in Vietnam. This assistance was a great comfort to them and a beautiful act of kindness. We are currently raising funds to give another grant in 2023 to help more children. Our humanitarian program, Education for Girls in Vietnam, focuses on girls K-12 who come from families living in poverty in Vietnam. The students selected for the awards are chosen because they are both poor and working hard in school to get good grades. Currently, there is an additional criterion—the gift is for children who lost a parent in the pandemic. Each girl is given 2 million Vietnamese Dong which is about $85. This is a significant gift because the average monthly income in Vietnam is about $150.... Read More