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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-nine 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.

Latest Commentary: From the National Office Well, not that we are surprised, but the Trump chaos machine keeps churning. The circus has so many rings right now, it's hard to keep up. By the time this paper lands in your hands, who knows what new atrocities will be there to greet us. T... Taken from "Deadly Distractions, Costly Consequences" by VVAW National Office Read More

Excerpt From  THE VETERAN:  Now Online

Taken from Recollections by Ken Sauvage:

Reprinted from the Spring 1997 issue of The Veteran One of the first things to amaze me after I got back from Vietnam was the lack of awareness and caring shown by everybody I met about the horror that was taking place in Vietnam. My amazement quickly turned to overwhelming anger. The only people who seemed to be recognizing and verbalizing the horror were people in the anti-war movement. These are the people I sought out. I did not, at this time, however, join VVAW. In retrospect, I think this was because, after getting out, my strongest impulse was to try to get as far away from the pain as possible. I didn't talk about Vietnam, didn't think about Vietnam, and (with the help of lots of cheap vodka) did my best not to dream about Vietnam. Deny, deny, deny. I officially joined VVAW in the late Seventies, in time for the arms race heating up and the inadequate Agent Orange settlement. I now belong to four different veterans' organizations, each for different reasons.... Read More