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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.
Will you join us?
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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.
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Taken from "Deadly Distractions, Costly Consequences" by VVAW National Office Read More
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online Taken from Rising From Despair to Triumph by Ed White (reviewer):
Peace Warrior
by Greg Payton with J.T. Molloy
Illustrations by Daphne Arthur
(Sugarwhistle, 2023)
This is a story about one of our own. Greg Payton's life ran the gamut from the anger and bitterness of racism experienced in Vietnam to his peace activism with VVAW and the War Resisters League of the 1980's and beyond. This memoir relates stories of riots in an Army stockade in Vietnam (burning it down), struggles with addiction, PTSD, and recovery with the help of a mentor.
The memoir shines a light on the depth of American racism as it played out during the war in Vietnam. It is yet another story of the impact of racism that has constantly haunted Blacks.
When Payton was 18, he met his father, jazz organist Freddie Roach, for the first time. And then he met his brother, Freddie Roach Jr. It was a life and a relationship he had missed out on.... Read More
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