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Photos from the 2000s

Leslie Coombs and Alynne Romo, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Cesar Ruvalcaba, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Dave Cline and June Svetlovsky, 2001
Joe Miller, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Chicago Standdown - Summer 2001 Chicago Standdown - Summer 2001
Chicago Standdown - Summer 2001 Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago
Luis Murillo, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Navy veteran Russell Francis lays a red rose at the Vietnam Memorial as the names of the 64 young men from Jersey City who died were read during the dedication ceremony on Memorial Day, 2001. Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago
Ray Parrish and Jim Gates, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Jack Surisook, Memorial Day, 2001 - Chicago Annie Hirschman, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002
Claudia Lennhoff, Kurt Hilgendorf & Annie Hirschman, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002 Dave Cline, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002 Memorial Day - Chicago 2002
Memorial Day - Chicago 2002 Memorial Day - Chicago 2002 Joe Miller and Jim Gates, Memorial Day - Chicago 2002
Summer Standdown - Chicago 2002 John Poole speaks, Memorial Day - Chicago 2002 Barry Romo, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002
Summer Standdown - Chicago 2002 Authors Panel, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002 Summer Standdown - Chicago 2002
John Zutz, VVAW 35th Anniversary - Milwaukee 2002 Tran Duc Luong (center), President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, with Vietnam veterans Jaime Vazquez (left) and David Cline, 2000. The Vietnamese president was in NYC for the UN Millennium Summit and met with several hundred American friends and overseas Vietnamese to talk abut developments in Vietnam and relations with the U.S. Jim Gates at Chicago VVAW's Veterans Day Event 2000.
Kurt Hilgendorf, Veterans Day - Chicago 2000 Barry Romo, Veterans Day - Chicago 2000 Marcus Villar, Veterans Day - Chicago 2000
Marcus Vilar, Veterans Day - Chicago 2000 Winter Standown - Chicago 2000 Sister Carolina with Barry Romo in Chicago, 2000.
Barry Romo, Memorial Day 2000 Members of the Milwaukee, Champaign-Urbana, and Chicago chapters pause for a minute in between unloading kegs of beer for the Beer Fest. Brooke Anderson, Memorial Day 2000
Dave Cline, Greg Payton, and Jan Barry accepting the Ackelsberg Peace Award for the VVAW Clarence Fitch (NY-NJ) chapter. The award was presented by the New Jersey Peace Action at the 43rd Annual Dinner "for courage and determination in the pursuit of peace and justice for all." Memorial Day 2000 Hmong traditional dance at the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Milwaukee.
Memorial Day 2000 Memorial Day 2000 Memorial Day 2000
Joe Miller and Aunt Shorty at Memorial Day 2000 Memorial Day 2000 Ray Parrish Memorial Day 2000
John Lindquist, Bob Riggle and Mike Goetsch at the 25th Anniversary in Milwaukee. Vietnamese traditional dance performed at 25th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee. Memorial Day 2000
Chicago Standdown, winter 2001 Chicago Standdown, winter 2001 Chicago Standdown, winter 2001
Memorial Day 2000 Veterans Day 2001 Veterans Day 2001, Chicago.
Veterans Day 2001, Chicago. Veterans Day 2001, Chicago. Parrish & Gates
Joe Miller at Veterans Day 2001 Veterans Day 2001 Bill Branson and Bill Shunas, Chicago demo, February 15, 2003.
Chicago VVAW at Chicago demo, February 15, 2003. Veterans Against Iraq War, 2003. Dave Cline at Operation Dire Distress, March 21, 2003.
Daniel Ellsberg at Operation Dire Distress, March 21, 2003. Milwaukee VVAW at Operation Dire Distress, March 21, 2003. VVAW marches in New York City, February 15, 2003.
Operation Dire Distress, Washington, DC, March 21, 2003. Operation Dire Distress, Washington, DC, March 21, 2003. Operation Dire Distress, Washington, DC, March 21, 2003.
Operation Dire Distress, Washington, DC (March 21, 2003) VVAW contingent, Washington, DC, January 18, 2003. Memorial Day Speakers gather at the Eternal Flame (Chicago, 2003)
Luis Aldofo Cardona speaks on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003) Dave Curry at the VVAW Memorial Day event (Chicago, 2003) Jen Tayabji speaks at VVAW Memorial Day event (Chicago, 2003)
Meg Miner reads Diedra Cobb's statement on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003) Denis Mueller on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003) Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003)
Doug Rokke speaks on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003) Paul Wisovaty emcees on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003) John Zutz speaks on Memorial Day (Chicago, 2003)
Chicago, Illinois - March 20, 2004 Chicago Standdown 2003 The Rev. Robert Giese performs the Blessing of the Bock
Meg Miner, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois - March 20, 2004 Milwaukee VVAW - March 20, 2004 VVAW marches in Portland, Oregon - March 20, 2004.
Anna Serving at the 2004 Chicago Homeless Standdown VVAW members carrying the coffin at Sept. 19, 2004 anti-war rally. Service at beginning in yard with 1032 flags at Sept. 19, 2004, anti-war rally in Barrington, IL.
Dave Kettenhofen with the name of one of the dead soldiers at Sept. 19, 2004 anti-war rally. VVAW members and friends put names on each of the 800 flags placed in Veterans Park, Memorial Day 2004 in Milwaukee. A field of 800 flags was placed near the SE Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day, 2004
John Lindquist and Bob Riggle assist a hospitalized veteran onto the bus for transportation to the Wood National Cemetery for Memorial Day. Muriel Hogan and Fred Wallace are escorted past an honor guard to place the VVAW wreath at Wood National Cemetery's Memorial Day Ceremony Barry Romo at Memorial Day 2004
Rob Sarra giving a speech at VVAW Memorial Day event, Chicago 2004. VVAW's Memorial Day event in Chicago, 2004. Part of the Iraq Memorial Wall and other banners displayed at the Vigil for the Fallen at the 2004 RNC
Combat boots on display at Vigil for the Fallen at the 2004 RNC Convention VVAW member Jim Murphy talks to a reporter about the display of crosses representing those from New York state who have died in Iraq Women veterans and family members at the Vigil, at the RNC in NYC 2004.
Dave Cline, 2005 Ward Reilly speaks at the Jazz Funeral for Democracy, January 20, 2005 Veterans Day 2004
Cesar Ruvalcaba at Veterans Day, Chicago, 2004 "Bring Our Troops Home" March in Fayetteville, NC, March 19, 2005 David Cline, Mike Hoffman and Bill Perry at IVAW's first National Meeting, 2005.
Jazz Funeral for Democarcy, New Orleans, 2005 Veterans Day 2004 VA demo in New York, 2004
Terry & Bill Perry leading the march in Fayetteville, March 19, 2005 Veterans Day 2004 VVAW's Bill Shunas, Veterans Day, 2004.
Stacey Paethe of Military Families Speak Out, Veterans Day, 2004. Veterans Day 2004 Ward Reilly in Fayetteville, March 19, 2005
From left: “Freddy” of VFP, Ward Reilly of VVAW, and Dennis Kyne of VFP march in Washington (photo courtesy of Charles Jenks, Traprock Peace Center) (back) John Zutz, Annie Bailey, Dave Kettenhoffen, Pat Kettenhofen, Terry. (front) Edie Zutz, Bob Riggle. Michael Winter, John Gladden Anna Stange on Memorial Day, Chicago 2005
Barry Romo leading Security Workshop, Iowa City Nick Egnatz at the Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago Charlie Anderson of IVAW on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005
Dave Curry on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005 Dave Kettenhofen at Camp Casey in Washington, DC Latoyia Kimbrough on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005
Pat Vogel of MFSO on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005 Paul Vogel of MFSO on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005 Jackson Potter on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005
Barry Romo on Memorial Day, Chicago, 2005 Dennis Kyne, Ward Reilly, and Michael Cuzzort Washington, DC, September 24, 2005
Washington, DC, September 24, 2005 September 24, Washington, DC (photo courtesy of Charles Jenks, Traprock Peace Center) VVAW getting ready to march in the Milwaukee rally to end the war, March 18, 2006
Barry Romo, 2005. Dave Cline, 2006 Dave Cline at the VVAW National Meeting, 2005
Dave Cline at the VVAW National Meeting party, 2005 Romo speaking at "The Future of Struggle: Movement Veterans Discuss Yesterday’s Lessons for Today." Milwaukee VVAW sells beer at the Locust Street neighborhood festival, June 2005.
Milwaukee VVAW sells beer at the Locust Street neighborhood festival, June 2005 Milwaukee VVAW sells beer at the Locust Street neighborhood festival, June 2005 Dave Cline at the New Orleans rally, 2006.
Veterans leading the march through Mobile VVAW marching in New York City, April 29, 2006. VVAW marching in New York City, April 29, 2006
Barry Romo, 2005. Barry Romo and Kathleen Cleaver, 2005. Cody Camacho of IVAW, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago.
Cesar Ruvalcaba, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago. Dave Adams of IVAW, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago. Ray Parrish, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago.
Barry Romo, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago. Agent Orange Justice Tour, November 22, 2005, Philadelphia. Front, from left: Larry Felker, John Beitzel, Jon Bjornson. Rear, from left: Frank Corcoran, Nguyen Trong Nhan, Bill Perry, Sandy Fulton, Ho Sy Hai, Al Kovnat, Dang Thi Hong Nhut. VVAW participating in the Milwaukee rally to end the war, March 18, 2006.
VVAW getting ready to march in the Milwaukee rally to end the war, March 18, 2006. VVAW member Jerry Smith (l) and VVAW Cincinnati contact Marty Webster (r) display a new banner funded by a VVAW grant. Mike Woloshin, Ray Parrish, Diane Wood, Annie Bailey, John Zutz, and Jenny Ori at the National Meeting, 2005.
Diane Wood, Annie Bailey, and John Zutz at the VVAW National Meeting, October 29, 2005, Chicago. The VVAW National Meeting, October 29, 2005, Chicago. Pat Vogel of MFSO, Veterans Day 2005, Chicago
Stephen Fryburg, veteran and director of the Dayton Peace Museum, Frank Gatti of NJ Vets For Peace, and Stanley Campbell (VVAW) salute the Iran veterans cemetery and vow no more war. Ben Chitty and Dayl Wise joined a contingent of about sixty members of VVAW, Veterans For Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Military Families Speak Out at a march and rally at the United Nations to protest the president’s speech on September 19, 2006. Dave Cline, 2006
Jane Fonda and Barry Romo at October 2006 showing of Sir! No Sir! Mike Newland, Eyes Wide Open, Columbus, Ohio Veterans Day 2005
Dave Adams of IVAW at Memorial Day 2006 Ken Nielsen, Memorial Day 2006, Chicago Memorial Day 2006
Barry Romo, Memorial Day 2006, Chicago Ray Parrish at Air & Water Show, Chicago VVAW members Ward Reilly and Brian Willson, together in support of Lt. Ehren Watada
Dave Cline, Ralph Steele, Joan Duffy, Frank Corcoran, and Dan Shea behind Mrs. Vietnam 2005, Doan Thi Kim Hong, performing songs for children at a hospice near Cu Chi. VVAW member Jerry Smith and Cindy Sheehan at a book signing in Cincinnati on June 10th Marty Webster, Paul Davis & Jerry Smith at the end of the 4th of July parade in Cincinnati. This is the first time VVAW has had representation in the parade in over 30 years.
Jerry Smith (VVAW), Paul Davis (VFP), the newest VVAW Ohio Valley Regional Chapter member, and Marty Webster (VVAW) at a showing of Sir! No Sir! in Cincinnati on September 24. Marty Webster VVAW & Jerry Smith VVAW met with a high school Students Against the War group in Cincinnati in August Tracey Sperko & John Zutz provide information from the veteran’s table at the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Freedom of Speech” concert in Milwaukee.
Chuck Theusch and Mike Boehm at the 2007 Milwaukee Beerfest Some of the IVAW & VVAW Milwaukee Beer Fest 2007 crew Chuck Theusch and his wife present the Laotian rice to Mike Goetsch, Bob Gronko and Bill Homans at the 2007 Milwaukee Beerfest
Ted Kautzman and Breezy Brzeski march in DC, March 17, 2007 Steve Crandell and Bill Hammaker, 98-year-old World War II CO Jane Fonda, with extra large VVAW button, January 27, 2007
Washington DC, Jan 27, 2007 VVAW Kentuckiana Chapter 2007 VVAW banner at Washington DC march, 2007.
VVAW dog, 2007. DV-VFA and VVAW veterans from Delaware Valley marched together in DC, Jan 27: Jon Bjornson, Jack Marquess, Walt Comisak, Peter Brunner, Bob Fields. All, including the photographer, Sandy Fulton, signed up with VVAW 37 or more years ago. VVAW members Bill Perry on right... Patrick McCann-rear, raising 1-finger salute... Ward Reilly-center, also "saluting Bush and Cheney”... and friends, including Ann Wright on phone, DeDe Miller, Dennis Kyne, and others
Jim Murphy, Bruce Hyland, Barry Romo and Marty Webster Marty Webster congratulates Carol Rawert Trainer and her husband Harold on their new banner, provided by a grant from the VVAW National Office Kyle Snyder, Darrel Anderson and Marty Webster
VVAW Cave Creek Arizona Members and Supporters. Members are: Bill Clarke, Bob Riggle, Mark Flemming, Leonard Clark (rear), Bonnie Palmer, and Dave Lester. Veterans Day, Chicago, 2006 Steven Majors on Veterans Day 2006, Chicago
Kyle Snyder on Veterans Day 2006, Chicago. Kyle Snyder and Barry Romo, Chicago, Veterans Day 2006 Cindy Sheehan and Bill Perry
Barry Romo speaking in Iowa City Vietnam vet and VVAW member Rick Miller makes a point in a psychology of good and evil class while Vietnam vets Larry Chadwick and Dr. Robert Littlehale (Patrobas) await their turn. Bill Davis, Chicago Memorial Day 2000
Bill Davis, Chicago Veterans Day 2004 Bill Davis, 2005 Bill Davis, Chicago Memorial Day 2006
Bill Davis 2005 Bill Davis, Chicago Memorial Day 2006 Jen Tayabji, Bill Davis, Meg Miner and Ray Parrish at Illinois Disciples Foundation April 16, 2005
Dave Cline, Bill Davis & Bruce Hyland, 2005 Dave Cline, Bill Davis and Bruce Hyland, 2005 Aaron Hughes emcees on Memorial Day, Chicago
Dave Cline, VVAW 35th Anniversary, 2002 Dave Cline, Bill Davis, Bruce Hyland - Chicago, 2006 Dave Cline, Thai Binh Restaurant, Chicago 2005
Dave Cline, Operation Dire Distress, 2003 VVAW at the Camarillo Fiesta VVAW - 40 Years Later
Bill Davis at VVAW's 40th Anniversary, August 4, 2007 Bill Davis, Veterans Day 2004 Bill Davis, Veterans Day 2006
Vince Emanuelle on Memorial Day, Chicago Bill Ehrhart at VVAW's 40th Anniversary VVAW Ohio Contact Mark Hartford is interviewed by the local Media
An active duty soldier's wife calls for bringing all the troops home now Horace Coleman at VVAW's 40th Anniversary IVAW panel at VVAW's 40th Anniversary (l-r) Eugene Cherry, Jimmy Massey, Aaron Hughes, Charlie Anderson, Geoffrey Millard and Garett Reppenhagen (not pictured)
Jan Barry at VVAW's 40th Anniversary Joe Miller at VVAW's 40th Anniversary VVAW Kentuckiana members (l-r) Edison Farmer, Carol Rawert Trainer, and Harold Trainer
Martin Smith on Memorial Day, Chicago Ray Parrish at VVAW's 40th Anniversary IVAW in St. Louis
Barry Romo at VVAW's 40th Anniversary Joe Miller and his Aunt Shorty, Eleanor Wayman, at VVAW's 40th Anniversary Stan Goff and Dave Cline, Walkin' To New Orleans, 2006
IVAW members honor the fallen on Memorial Day, Chicago Amy Meyers and Jim Murphy on Front Entrance Security Amy Meyers, Zoe Curry and Meg Miner at Winter Soldier
John Beitzel at VVAW's 40th Anniversary in Chicago, 2007. Bill Branson demonstrates some security techniques Bill Branson and Ken Nielsen address the IVAW organizers and testifiers
Bruce Hyland speaks at Veterans Day 2007, Chicago Buzz Doyle on Front Gate Security Cat Miller working on Winter Soldier housing
Charlie Branson holding down the security office Ken Nielsen and Buzz Doyle checking in with the cops at the front gate Main Room Door Security - Adam Dzagulones, Bob Gronko, Don Dzagulones and Carol Trainer
Adam Dzagulones, Carol Trainer and Don Dzagulones at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Aaron Hughes at Chicago VVAW's Memorial Day event, 2007 Bruce Hyland and Mark Rutter at Winter Soldier
Ken Nielsen speaks at Veterans Day 2007, Chicago Louis De Benedette and Marty Webster at Winter Soldier Jeff Machota and Marty Webster at the security training
Patty McCann of IVAW speaks at Veterans Day 2007, Chicago Bobby Muller and Barry Romo at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Kelly Daugherty and Barry Romo at the Winter Soldier and the Legacy of GI Resistance panel
Main Room Security - Mike Tork, Bruce Hyland, Carl Arnold and John Zutz At the Salt Lake City October 27 mobilization rally, original Utah VVAW member Larry Chadwick spoke to a crowd of 1,000 at the city county building. Also present were chapter members Rick Miller and Gene Barrett holding banners with Veterans For Peace and VVAW. VVAW led the fall mobilization protest march in Salt Lake City last October. Members Rick Miller and Gene Barrett carry banners, and Aaron Davis (far left) bellows out cadence.
Security group at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Security Kurt Hilgendorf, Lian Alan, Annie Hirschman, Jeff Machota, Dorothy Day and Bob Gronko Bill Branson leads the security training at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan
Ward Reilly and Ray Parrish at Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan Christopher Arendt at Memorial Day in Chicago, 2008. Joe Miller, Dave Carr and Barry Romo on the Fourth of July in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
On Thursday, July 17 VVAW National Coordinator Marty Webster joined Columbus Ohio VVAW Regional Contact Mark Hartford and his wife to staff a table at a Crosby, Stills & Nash concert that took place in Kettering, Ohio. Kentuckiana VVAW in support of PFC James Burmeister, 2008. California Central Coast Chapter with wreaths on Memorial Day
Chicago IVAW members at Memorial Day 2008 in Chicago. Central Illinois IVAW on the Fourth of July in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (l-r) Mrs. Dang Hong Nhut, Ms. Tran Thi Hoan, translator Ms. Dinh Thi Minh Huyen, Steve Nelson and Bob Gronko at WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio, October 2008
VVAW National Coordinator Marty Webster joined IVAW Midwest regional members for an all day forum at the annual ComFest in Columbus, Ohio which included a screening and discussion of the upcoming Winter Soldier DVD. VVAW Kentuckiana members Carol Rawert Trainer and Edison Farmer represent VVAW at a Moveon.org event April 24 in Louisville, KY in front of Senator Mitch McConnell’s office Per Odman and Ben Chitty at Vets Day Parade in Manhattan, November 11, 2008.
Marty Webster speaking on VVAW's West Coast Tour. The West Coast Tour by VVAW Chukia Lawton and Barry Romo.
Marty Webster, Washington, DC, March 21, 2009. Jan A. Ruhman, VVAW West Coast Tour Barry Romo and Marty Webster on the VVAW West Coast Tour.
Dr. Robert Littlehale speaks about his experiences in Vietnam to students in Utah. Vets Day Parade in Manhattan, November 11, 2008. Barry Romo on VVAW West Coast Tour
Vets Day Parade in Manhattan, November 11, 2008. VVAW marching in D.C. on March 21, 2009 Jan A. Ruhman on Vets Day, 2008.
Members of Kentuckiana VVAW. Chicago Summer Standdown, 2009 Ken Nielsen at VVAW Memorial Day event in Chicago, 2009
Marty Webster, after VVAW SE Regional Conference Aaron Hughes at VVAW Memorial Day event in Chicago, 2009 Barry Romo at VVAW's Memorial Day event 2009
New York City VVAW, Veterans Day 2009 Chuck "Mutt" Winant of VVAW riding his hog in the San Diego Veterans Day parade, 2009 Cathy Kniffin with VVAW members at the 2005 TTU 5th Triennial Vietnam Symposium
Bob at the Milwaukee Beer Fest, 2004. Bob in DC, 2003. Mike Goetsch, Dave Kettenhofen and Bob Riggle at the Wall in 2003.
Dave Curry at VVAW's 40th anniversary event Dave Curry Dave Curry at the VVAW 40th Anniversary event
 
Louie De Benedette and Marty Webster doing security at IVAW's Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008. Eleanor (Aunt Shorty), Joe Miller, Dorothy Day, and Meg Miner at a Chicago Memorial Day event, 2007.