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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-seven years later, VVAW is still going strong-- continuing its fight for peace, justice, and the rights of all veterans.
Explore these pages; see what we've done, what we do, and why we do it. The struggle continues, perhaps these days more than ever. VVAW has never stopped working to protect the welfare of those who served their country.
Will you join us?
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Latest Commentary:
From the National Office
Once again, we must confront our sinking feelings about our country. Do we hold the line, move forward, or do we plummet into fascism? We know that sinking feeling in the pit of our stomachs and that feeling of existential dread. We also know the feelin...
Taken from "Stand Up, Vote, Fight Back" by Bill Branson Read More
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online Taken from Charlie 1/5 Cav by Al Wellman (reviewer):
Charlie 1/5 Cav: An Airmobile Infantry Company's 67 Months in Vietnam
by Steve Hassett
(Deeds Publishing, 2022)
The airmobile 1st Cavalry Division was explicitly organized for combat in Vietnam with tactics emphasizing missions by observation, transport, and gunship helicopters. Author Steve Hassett was an infantryman with Charlie Company of the 5th Regiment from September 1966 to August 1967. In the years following that experience, he researched the history of Charlie Company from its arrival in Vietnam in August 1965 until it departed in April 1971.
In this book, Hassett uses a chronological historical framework as the setting for perceptions of the men serving with Charlie Company in Vietnam. The book includes recollections from postwar reunions, letters written by men at the time, and excerpts from other published accounts, including websites like the "Vietnam Wall of Faces.... Read More
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