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Demonstrate: July 1-4 In Washington D.C.

By VVAW

UNIVERSAL UNCONDITIONAL AMNESTY

DECENT BENEFITS FOR ALL VETS

IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENTS--
END ALL AID TO THIEU AND LON NOL

SINGLE TYPE DISCHARGE FOR ALL VETS

KICK NIXON OUT

JULY 1-4 IN WASHINGTON D.C.

ABOUT OUR DEMANDS

Universal and unconditional amnesty means that it applies to all people who resisted the war. We believe that U.S. involvement in Indochina was wrong from the beginning, and those who resisted the war were justified in their resistance. This includes draft resisters, military resisters, those in prison for acts of resistance, those in prison for acts of resistance, those who are living "underground," and veterans with less-than-honorable discharges. We believe that amnesty for these resisters should be unconditional--no alternative service. With 500,000 Vietnam-era veterans having less-than-honorable discharges, veterans represent the single largest category of people in need of amnesty--amnesty for resisting the war in Indochina and the repression within the military.

Implement the Peace Agreement--End All Aid to Thieu and Lon Nol: the peace agreement signed in Paris in January of 1973, offers the most viable solution to the war. The U.S. government is not living up to its part of the agreement, nor is South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, whom the U.S. government continues to send more than a billion dollars a year. The U.S. government also continues to give aid to the corrupt regime of Lon Nol in Cambodia.

A single-type discharge for all veterans is demanded because under the present system of multiple discharges a bad discharge means a lifelong mark; jobs are hard to get, chances of promotion are jeopardized, and the rightful benefits that the government owes the veteran are often denied.

Decent Benefits for All Veterans: Those great "bennies" promised to service people are few in number and mighty slow in coming. The Veterans Administration (VA), which is supposed to administer these benefits, is the third largest agency in the federal government. Its responsibility is to see that medical care is provided for vets and to administer monetary benefits like the GI Bill education allowances. But the VA is not providing anything close to the level of service to the Vietnam-era vets that it should.

Kick Nixon Out!! Nixon represents all the exploitation and repression of the American people by the profit-seeking corporations that really run this country. By demanding the removal of Nixon from office, we, the American people, will make it clear that we no longer can tolerate this exploitation and that this first step of kicking Nixon out will clearly show that we won't accept these policies any longer.

JULY 1-3: The first three days of the demo will consist of militant actions at separate targets. We will be at the Veterans Administration, the Justice Department, the White House, the Pentagon, the Congress, Court of Military Appeals, and other places. At each site, we will raise one of the demands, thus giving sharp focus to each. We have permits for out staging areas. On July 1st, we will assemble on the Mall in front of the capitol building. People wishing to join in from the beginning should come there. After the 1st, people will be able to find us.

JULY 4: On the 4th, we are planning a big march and rally, around all five demands with entertainment and speakers. We will be forming up at the Lincoln Memorial and marching to the Elipse. People not wanting to camp with us on the first three days are welcome to join in this mass march.

LEADERSHIP: The demo will be led by VVAW/WSO through its regional structure. People not belonging to the organization will be asked to join in with the contingent from their home region (i.e.California, etc.) and follow the leadership of that region. People unwilling to do this are asked not to participate. Groups wanting to join will also have to fit in to the regional structure for the first three days. On July 4th, groups that wish to march under their own banners are welcome to do so.

Campsites and other facilities will be available.

For further information and details, contact the National Office or your regional office.