Taken from 20 Years of The Veteran by Jeff Machota:
For decades, Barry Romo made sure The Veteran (and before that Winter Soldier and First Casualty) was published and distributed to members and supporters of VVAW across the country. First he did this as part of a collective, then later with only a few to help out. In 1995, Barry couldn't finish the current issue.
In the summer of 1996, after viewing the incomplete layout at Barry's apartment, I told him I was pretty sure I could give it a try. I brought the production into the computer era. Joe Miller, Lisa Boucher, and of course Barry, helped out with the content. I also brought the VVAW mailing list into the computer era.
Hard to imagine that was 20 years ago. I don't think in the summer of 1996 I had any idea I would still be doing this all these years later.
Many things have changed since then, most significantly the new format we had to adopt last issue to keep up with the changes in the print industry.... Read More
