Taken from VVAW to Sponsor Children's Library in Vietnam by Bill Branson:
"You may remember—as I do—hinking, when I was in Vietnam the first time, what a beautiful country Vietnam was, and how nice it might be to come back someday when there was no war. For me that day had now come—I hope you get the chance and take it."
—VVAW member Pete Zastrow, Fall 1987 issue of The Veteran.
Fifty years ago, a good chunk of us were still in Vietnam. Wherever we were at in country and whatever we were doing, it was not for the benefit of the Vietnamese people. When we came back, whether it was right away or after some time, joining VVAW was how we coped with what we did in Vietnam and how we fought to stop the war and the impact it was having on our Vietnamese brothers and sisters.
VVAW members Pete Zastrow and Barry Romo, presenting a painting by VVAW member Robert Spicher to the Vietnam/My (Vietnam/American) Friendship Society in Hanoi, 1987.... Read More