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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 Fraggin' by Bill Shunas:

I wrote this mid-September, so I don't know what happened in the election. What I do know is that one issue always comes up when these right-wingers are involved. I'm talking about immigration. They talk about the migrants taking jobs from the rest of us. And they slander. The slander often takes the form of innuendos about criminal activities, which are actually few and far between. Most often, these things are said by people with immigrants in their families. I am a grandchild of immigrants of whom I am proud. Most of them, anyway. My grandmother was a peasant lady living in Lithuania. 1906, the Lithuanians revolted against their Russian oppressors and were easily put down. My grandmother, her brother, and her boyfriend left. They had to traverse a snowy forest to get to Finland, bribing Russian soldiers along the way. Eventually, she made it to the States and the Chicago area. My grandfather had some questionable health issues and was sent to Argentina... Read More

In This Issue:

  1. Stand Up, Vote, Fight Back by Bill Branson
  2. VVAW Library and Learning Center Updates by VVAW
  3. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  4. Gerald McCarthy: Haunted Marine, VVAW Activist, College Professor by Jan Barry (reviewer)
  5. Race in the Crucible of War by John Bromer (reviewer)
  6. I Was a Hero Once by Jan Barry (reviewer)
  7. Bong Son Library by John Picciolo
  8. History in the Making by Robert Maury
  9. I am a Veteran, and I am? (poem) by Ben Meyer
  10. Dominic Albanese: War Vet, Wild Man, Poet by Jan Barry
  11. Will the Mideast War Lead to World War III? (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  12. The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  13. 26 August 71 (poem) by Marc Levy
  14. Arachnid Blues (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
  15. How Does One Fight for Peace? by Andy Berman (reviewer)
  16. Into The Quagmire by John Crandell (reviewer)
  17. Hell, No, We Didn't Go! by Gerald R. Gioglio (reviewer)
  18. Netan Yahoo! (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  19. Prisoners After War by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  20. Allow Prisoners A Voice by Charles Ludwig Bickerstaff
  21. The Heads, With Gratitude by John "Buddha" Tieman
  22. Prisoner of War (poem) by rg cantalupo
  23. Ukraine Invades Russia (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  24. Empowerment through Education and Micro-Credit in Vietnam by Bhavia Wagner
  25. Barry Romo, Presente! by VVAW
  26. Some Barry Romo Memories by Edward Damato
  27. Barry Romo Memories by VVAW and Friends
  28. RIP Barry Romo by John Lindquist
  29. Barry, Tricky Dick, & Me by W. D. Ehrhart
  30. Twenty-Year-Old Destroyerman by "Somerset" Meece
  31. Oxy, The Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  32. Barry Romo: Friend, Comrade, Brother by Joe Miller
  33. Barry Romo: Man of the People by Kurt Hilgendorf
  34. Night Ambush (poem) by Jim Richardson
  35. May Day, May Day - 2024 (poem) by John Crandell
  36. Draftee (poem) by rg cantalupo
  37. Barry Romo: He Lived For Us by Geoffrey Millard
  38. Memories of Barry Romo by Carl Nyberg
  39. H. Bruce Franklin: A Personal Farewell to an American Hero by W. D. Ehrhart
  40. Purple Heart? Silver Star? (poem) by John Crandell
  41. Homecoming (poem) by L. Rae Hyland
  42. Walt Comisiak: A Life to Remember by Sharri Gertler
  43. Listening Post, December 23rd, 1968 (poem) by rg cantalupo
  44. Dead Children by Fred Samia
  45. Letter to the Editor by Jim Walters
  46. Uncle Sam and Trump (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  47. I Missed Woodstock by John Lindquist
  48. At Arlington Cemetery (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger