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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, forty-five 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: Taken from "Blood on the Tracks - A Review" by Horace Coleman (reviewer):
Blood on the Tracks, The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson, A Psychohistorical Memoir... Read More
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online Taken from VVAW is Still Involved in the Fight for Veterans, Peace and Justice by Marty Webster:
The battlefields of the Vietnam war are silent, but the consequences of that war and the wars that still rage on are being manifested everyday in the lives of those who fight them. We carry on the fight to make sure Veterans young and old are treated properly and taken care of when they get home, by employing two Military Counselors — Ray Parrish and Hans Buwalda.
Our counseling project continues to be in high demand. Each case covers a wide range of laws, records and services that must be coordinated. The range of vets currently being helped, goes from Korean vets to recent Iraq and Afghanistan vets. Ray is currently helping an 85-year-old Korean war vet get a discharge upgrade. Sam came back from Korea to Jim Crow and was given a court martial for insisting he needed to stay in the hospital. The skills represented in VVAW's Military Counseling Program are helping to right this decades old injustice... Read More
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