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THE VETERAN is the newspaper of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. In 1971 and 1972 it was published as 1st Casualty. From 1973 to 1975, it was published as Winter Soldier. In 1975, it became THE VETERAN.
THE VETERAN was the first voice of Vietnam veterans in America, and has consistently addressed issues of peace and justice. Original articles on Post Traumatic Stress and Agent Orange have appeared since its first year of publication.
THE VETERAN still continues publication two times a year. Articles from recent issues are available below.
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 From Back in the Day by Dennis Randall:
Back in the day, I was an active member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. I was one of the voices of the unwilling forced to fight another man's battle. Why should I wage war to oppose a person's choice of government? Political systems come and go, but nations endure. Freedom includes the right of a people to choose their own tyrants.
Uncounted vigils and protests later, the war ended. I set aside my colors, but not my values. I did my best to blend-in politically as I campaigned successfully for political office in my dark red town.
A few weeks ago my son took me to the old Weymouth Air Station a few miles south of Boston, Massachusetts. He wanted me to visit "The Wall That Heals," a scaled-down replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. I could not stop my tears as I stood before the display of names. Such a waste of beautiful lives. And for what? Was that war even necessary? I feed my family with products from Vietnam... Read More
In This Issue:
- The River Keeps Flowing by VVAW
- My 1968: Vietnam, RFK, the "Police Riot," and Nixon's Election by Joe Miller
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- Should Burns/Novick's "The Vietnam War" Have Won An Emmy? by Joe Miller
- Last Visit To Boonton High School by Ken Dalton
- Help Active Duty GIs with Medical and Mental Health by Stanley Campbell
- America's Modern Military: Who Serves and Who Doesn't by W. D. Ehrhart
- 1968 (poem) by Larry Kerschner
- Defense and the National Debt by John Ketwig
- Better Policy Starts with the Veteran's Voice by Brett W. Copeland
- Philly Area Combat Vets Have Lost a Great Ally and Mentor by Bill Perry
- Answering a Question (poem) by Larry Kerschner
- Photos from the Archives, Part 1 (photos) by VVAW
- How King's Words "Lived" In Chicago, 1968 by Dave Dellinger
- VVAW in Chicago, 1968 by Andrew Hunt
- Oleo Strut by Paul Donahue
- Each and Every Day, A Soldier's Lament (poem) by David Sandgrund
- Back in the Day by Dennis Randall
- 1968 Tet Offensive by Steven Curtis
- My Memories of Tet by Michael Peterson
- In the Chaos of Tet by Harry Wagner
- Moral Injury 24 X 7 (poem) by Mike Hastie
- ...Like a Tennis Match by John DeRose
- 5 Dead in Ol' Maryland (poem) by Dennis Serdel
- A World Leader's Demise (poem) by Gregory Ross
- Reconciliation by Martin Treat
- To My Great Uncle George (poem) by Paul Cameron
- Westchester County LST 1167: November 1, 1968 by Jim Wohlegemuth
- Easy Month by Marc Levy
- A Fulcrum Moment by Gregory Ross
- An Unforgettable Encounter in the Central Highlands: A USO Girl Remembers by Suzanne Cogan
- Been There Done That (poem) by Peter Mahoney
- We Did What We Could (poem) by rg cantalupo
- Wounds of War by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- A Shadow On Our Hearts by Daniel C. Lavery (reviewer)
- Scofflaw by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Dead Letter File by Art Dorland (reviewer)
- Cat Hunter by Al Wellman
- Kuam Yin Weeps (poem) by David Sandgrund
- The Muscle Car Wars by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- The Train by Brian Prahl
- Peace Warriors by Joe Petzel
- Monday, 0300, Da Nang, Republic South Vietnam by Alan Goodin
- I Knew Him Once (poem) by David Sandgrund
- The Medevac (poem) by rg cantalupo
- Dreaming and Waking In A Yokohama Hospital, 1969 by rg cantalupo
- red, white and blue (poem) by Larry Kerschner
- Oxy, The Wise Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Photos from the Archives, Part 2 (photos) by VVAW
- Maggot Days: Thank You For Your Service. . . by Gerald R. Gioglio
- Don't Privatize the VA by Frank Toner
- Obedient Forgiveness (poem) by Mike Hastie
- Forever War by Allen Meece
- One Vet's View by Pat Finnegan
- Dodging the Bullets by Leon Wengrzyn
- It Is Time for The Government and Military to Be Held Accountable by Harry Wagner
- A Pencil Point by Gregory Ross
- 2PKEIKU: Disparate Thoughts on a War by John Crandell
- Nicaragua in Crisis by Louis De Benedette
- RECOLLECTIONS: i have arrived - i am home by Michael Orange
- Overheard in Afghanistan (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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