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 Taken from Bob Waddell (1952-2004) by Gerald Nicosia:
On December 22, 2003, another early member of VVAW passed on: Robert Charles "Bobby" Waddell. Bob was best known as the handsome sidekick and lifelong friend of Ron Kovic, but Bob was an unflagging peace activist in his own right, and gave unstintingly of his time and boundless energy over the years.
Born in 1952, he was a self-described "Army brat" who grew up at numerous military bases, though Indiana eventually became his home. Encouraged by his career Army father to serve his country, Bob joined the Air Force in 1970, and soon found himself working in the mail room in Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base. Bob was wounded by an incoming rocket, which left him with a permanent hearing loss. But two things quickly radicalized him there. One was reading the Berkeley Barb, which was being mailed in from the States. The other was sampling the pure heroin that was available for incredibly cheap prices.... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- Anybody But Bush by VVAW National Staff and Coordinators
- VVAW Participation in March 20, 2004 Demonstrations by VVAW
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by VVAW National Office
- Veteran thanks by VVAW Veteran Collective
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- My View: On Heroism by John Zutz
- Flak Vest cartoon by Jeff Danziger
- VVAW Letter of Support by VVAW National Office
- Leave No Vet Behind by Ray Parrish
- Milwaukee Standdown by Bob Riggle
- Chicago Homeless Vets Standdown by Meg Miner
- Milwaukee Beer Festival by John Zutz
- The Status of My Case by Diedra Cobb
- This History's Bunk by Kurt Hilgendorf (Reviewer)
- What's the Point of Poetry? by W.D. Ehrhart (Reviewer)
- In A Fog: Robert McNamara and the Rhetoric of Repentance by Edith Shillue (Reviewer)
- Stolen Valor - Stolen Legacy by Dave Curry (Reviewer)
- Proof That a Draft is Being Readied for 2005? by Rick Jahnkow
- Action Alert: Zero Tolerance for Torture by TASSC
- From Frontline to Homefront by Ron Betts (Reviewer)
- Being Part of the Journey by John Lindquist
- John Kerry's Band of Brothers by Bill Andrews
- Who Is The Real John Kerry? by S. Brian Willson
- Tonkin Gulf to WMD: Lies, Anniversaries and More Lies by Joe Miller
- Gulf-Era Vet Speaks Against War by Paul King
- The Past by Horace Coleman
- Winter Soldier by Donald Dzagulones
- Cookie Monsters by Marc Levy
- Oxy, the Smart Bomb cartoon by Billy X. Curmano
- Sheldon Ramsdell Archives by Linda Alband
- New Film to Shine Light on GI Movement by David Zeiger
- Why I Joined VVAW by Rich Peters
- Flags In The Wind poem by Harvey Taylor
- Other Photos by VVAW
- A freedom fighter, a brother, my old friend remembered . . . Gary Lawton has died by Mark Z. Hartford
- Bob Waddell (1952-2004) by Gerald Nicosia
- Pedro Pietri by Ben Chitty
- James Major Gates, Jr. - R.I.P. by Ray Parrish
- Why I Joined VVAW by Lily Lee Adams
- Why I Joined VVAW by Meg Miner
- Coca-Cola by Joseph Giannini
- Stay the Course cartoon by Jeff Danziger
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