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THE VETERAN

THE VETERAN is the newspaper of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. In 1971 and 1972 it was published as 1st Casualty. From 1973 to 1975, it was published as Winter Soldier. In 1975, it became THE VETERAN.

THE VETERAN was the first voice of Vietnam veterans in America, and has consistently addressed issues of peace and justice. Original articles on Post Traumatic Stress and Agent Orange have appeared since its first year of publication.

THE VETERAN still continues publication two times a year. Articles from recent issues are available below.

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From Reflections on Resisting the Draft: Connecting to Vietnam Veterans by Ted Scharf:

The most important part of this 50 plus year journey is to connect with Vietnam veterans in a respectful, supportive, and not offensive fashion. How can we best communicate across the fundamental differences we experienced more than 50 years ago? 1969 – 1972: When I first enrolled in college, I had been accepted for NROTC. The summer before college, I got to know some Quakers in the Philly area. When I showed up on campus, my hair had grown a bit longer. I spoke with someone at the NROTC office, saying, "I think this is not going to work." He took one look at me and agreed. Outside of classes, I spent that year learning to be a draft counselor. That is when my personal decision-making began. I was daunted by the US Army's requirement that field medics are expected to treat wounded soldiers who can be most quickly restored to fighting effectiveness first rather than to prioritize the most seriously wounded. I realized that I could not comply with such a requirement... Read More

In This Issue:

  1. Nazis, Fascists, and Oligarchs Must be Defeated by VVAW National Office
  2. VVAW Library and Learning Center Updates by VVAW
  3. Musk Calls Historical Helpers To Perfect the Nazi Salute (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  4. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  5. Trump Cuts Aid to Vietnam, then Restores - Some! by Nadya Williams
  6. Saving the VA: A Social Worker's Perspective by Aimee Potter
  7. We Must All Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted by John Ketwig
  8. Letter to the Editor by John Lindquist
  9. Neville Chamberlain Republicans by Mike Woloshin
  10. For Pointman: Faint Praise For A Nation's Plebiscite (poem) by John Crandell
  11. "We've Been Betrayed!" by Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
  12. What We Can and Can't Afford by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  13. Trigger Finger (poem) by Jim Hale
  14. 26 August 71 by Marc Levy
  15. Darkness by Tony Cokely
  16. Trump Throws Zelensky Out of the White House (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  17. Trading One Uniform for Another: The Military to Prison Pipeline by Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon (reviewers)
  18. Everything is Going to be Okay by Lawrence Markworth
  19. Barry Romo is not Dead (poem) by Alan Donohue
  20. Getting Out of That Place (poem) by John Crandell
  21. The Pope Accused of Misrepresentation by Bill Potvin
  22. 1965: A Sailor Recalls the First Year of the "American War" by Joe Miller
  23. Romeo and Tuyet: A Love Story by Jane Barton Griffith
  24. Milwaukee Save the VA Rally by VVAW
  25. Photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
  26. Remembering Joan Davis: 50-year Member of VVAW by VVAW
  27. On Teaching High School Students About the Vietnam War by Joan Davis
  28. Tribute to Jim Fallon by Walt Nygard
  29. Division of Labor (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
  30. Albert Penta's Navy Service Saga by Albert Penta
  31. Mitch Kuhn - Presente! by VVAW
  32. The Healing Power of the Pen by John Brennan
  33. For Aged Vets and Non-vets Alike Who are Treading Near the Edge (poem) by Woody Powell
  34. From Bullets to Books by William L. Richter (reviewer)
  35. The Amazing Adventures of Captain Embers by Phil Marshall (reviewer)
  36. Mr. Musk's SpaceX Company Blows Up Two Rockets in a Row (poem) by Jeff Danziger
  37. Almost Home by Marc Levy
  38. Spilling Red by Emily Sanner
  39. Pieces (poem) by Woody Powell
  40. Falling by E.C. Streeter
  41. Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  42. The Bloodbath That Wasn't by W. D. Ehrhart (reviewer)
  43. The Relentless Call From Vietnam by Ngan Nguyen (reviewer)
  44. Looking for Duong Thu Huong by John Conroy
  45. Ravens on a Wire by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  46. Oh, How We All Sang Along: Continued Thoughts on LBJ by John Crandell
  47. To Janice, These Many Years Later (poem) by rg cantalupo
  48. Reflections on Resisting the Draft: Connecting to Vietnam Veterans by Ted Scharf
  49. Letter to the Editor by Richard H. Skiba, Jr.
  50. Teaching Map-Reading To Draftees (poem) by rg cantalupo
  51. From 2.5 pages of text in a Chomsky paperback* (poem) by John Crandell
  52. The Price of Macabre is Written on the Wall (poem) by Mike Hastie
  53. A Bad Morning on the Da Nang Bridge by Richard Fleming
  54. Old No Guts (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger