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Letter

By VVAW

Dear Veteran,

I was one of the vets at the March 22 demonstration against the draft. My first demonstration in Washington was nine years ago. It was VVAW's Operation Dewey Canyon III, the 5 days in 1971 that was highlighted by 1000 vets throwing our medals at the Capitol to protest the war.

I have to say that this demonstration on the 22nd was one of the best since that time. It was exciting to see the number of young people who were really just kids nine years ago. You always hear that they don't care about anything except having a good time. Well, that's a crock of shit, after seeing them in action on the 22nd.

For most of the young people, this was their first demonstration in Washington. It comes out of their need to protest the proposed draft which affects them in a similar way to that of the draft resistors of the 60's.

I hope that we Vietnam vets can help out by telling those who are faced with the draft about our experiences, so that they don't have to go through the same horrors we did to find out that we were used by the rulers of this country to do their dirty work.

Yours Truly,
A New York City Vet