Some Photos from the 1990s

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.

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

View the 1971 50th Anniversary Pages and Guestbook

Excerpt From  THE VETERAN:  Now Online

Taken from Arthur "Ben" Chitty, 1947-2024:

Arthur Benjamin Chitty, III, "Ben," died February 11, 2024, at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York. Born August 28, 1947, in Sewanee, Tennessee, Ben was the first of four children born to Arthur Benjamin Chitty, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Nickinson Chitty. He attended Sewanee Public School and with his brother John became an Eagle Scout, like their father. Attending Indian Springs School near Birmingham, Alabama, he skipped his senior year and in 1964 entered the University of the South, where he became a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. In 1965, defying his father's cautionary pleas, he took part in the March from Selma to Montgomery led by Dr. Martin Luther King. The same year, he was drafted and enlisted in the US Navy, eventually serving two tours in Vietnam as an electronics technician aboard the Richmond K. Turner.... Read More