From John T. "Buzz"Noyes by John Lindquist:

Buzz was born on International Women's Day, he was proud of that and always let people know, especially his girlfriends. We were Marines together in Vietnam and very good friends. Both of us were in the 3rd Marine Division. We first met at Dong Ha in September 1968. Buzz was a proud East-Sider from N. Stowell and E. Belleview. The day we met I was returning from the mess hall to the hooch. I turned down his row of hooches and I saw him reading a copy of Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee's underground newspaper. I said "Hey man, you from Milwaukee?". He said "Yeah! what's it to ya!" "I'm from Milwaukee" I said, and from that day we were best friends... Read More

In This Issue:

1. Why We Struggle by Bill Branson
2. Honor the Warrior, Not the War by Kim Scipes
3. Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
4. VVAW Library Update by Chuck Theusch
5. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
6. John Kerry: The Vietnam War and the Virus by John Kerry
7. Memorial Day 2020 (poem) by Jan Barry
8. Fighting VA Privatization: A Personal Story by Andy Berman
9. War and COVID-19 by Fred Samia
10. How I Became an American War Hero (poem) by W.D. Ehrhart
11. War and Sanctions: Trump's Escape Route for COVID-19 Failures by Mark Pilisuk
12. The Decline and Fall of America? by John Ketwig
13. A Vet on Russians Killing Our Troops by Bob Anderson
14. The Papers Said It Was Just A Military Conflict by Allen Meece
15. Troops Stand Down for Black Lives (posters) by About Face
16. The Early Days of Our Paper by Edward Damato
17. After Kent State: Finding My Way to VVAW by Joe Miller
18. My Long Road to VVAW by John Edwards
19. Recollections: Statue of Liberty Xmas 1971 by Jim Murphy
20. 42 Years of Fraggin' with Bill Shunas by Bill Shunas
21. "Lady, we are the troops": Vietnam Veterans and the Anti-war Movement at Kent State University by Thomas Grace
22. Soup Can Blues (poem) by W.D. Ehrhart
23. Standing On Our Children's Shoulders by Diane Ford
24. In War, It Is The Innocent Who Suffer by Melissa Maddox
25. Democracy—Not by William Johnston
26. Fighting Racism in the USMC by Kim Scipes
27. Mitt Romney Decides to Back Trump (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
28. Photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
29. John T. "Buzz"Noyes by John Lindquist
30. Memories of Dennis Kroll by Barry Romo
31. LZ 24 (Campsite #24) (poem) by Dennis Kroll
32. The War Toy Song (poem) by Dennis Kroll
33. From the A Shau to Hanoi: It Will Be Different by Dennis Kroll
34. Alton Foss (1946-2020) by Peter Mahoney
35. Memories of Alton Foss by Jim Hale
36. Notes from England by John Lindquist
37. The Life of a Stringer in the Early Stages of the Vietnam War by Ed White (reviewer)
38. what's going on: A History of the Vietnam Era by John Ketwig (reviewer)
39. Dateline Saigon: 1961 to 1965 by John Crandell (reviewer)
40. Seeking Quan Am: A Dual Memoir of War and Vietnam by Steve Krug (reviewer)
41. Patriots, Body Counts, And Suckers by rg cantalupo
42. The Eaves of Heaven, A Life in Three Wars by Alan Batten (reviewer)
43. Anybody's Son Will Do by Steve Geiger (reviewer)
44. Eternal War Requiem by Bill Dougherty (reviewer)
45. Experiences in Teaching the Vietnam War by Ed White
46. Tet 2019 (poem) by Larry Kerschner
47. Oxy, the Wise Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
48. More photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
49. The Roots of VVAW - Part 2 by Jan Barry and Sheldon Ramsdell as told to Richard Stacewicz
50. Marc Levy: Chronicler of Combat and Postwar Chills by Jan Barry (reviewer)
51. Full Circle: Operation Urgent Fury by Roger Byer
52. Monsanto, Bayer and Two Wars by Nadya Williams
53. On His Way to Wisconsin, Mr. Trump Stops for Some Supplies (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
54. May Day 1971 by Jack Mallory (reviewer)
55. Invisible Wounds - Part 2 by Joseph Giannini
56. Letter to the Editor by Nguyen Ngoc Long
57. Allison (poem) by Nicole Walter
58. My Foot Still Taps To That Throbbing Pain In My Soul by Dennis Kroll
59. The Commander in Chief (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger