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VVAW Re-Up

By VVAW

Join with VVAW: Point Man of the Vets Movement

Since 1967 VVAW has led veterans in the fight for peace and justice. We stood up to reveal the nature of U.S. crimes against the people of Vietnam. We held rap groups for veterans with post traumatic stress disorders 10 years before the VA started the same program. We were in the forefront of fighting to get benefits for victims of Agent Orange, a fight which continues today.

VVAW has been out in front when it counted. We catalogued the lies of the U.S. government in Vietnam—when the government said no U.S. troops had been in Cambodia, we had tropes who had been there. When the Black population of Cairo, IL, were under siege by racists, we used our military experience to convoy food and clothing; ex-medics from VVAW used their military experience to start a clinic in rural Alabama. Again and again VVAW did things that others would not do, took up causes that others would not advocate.

In our almost quarter of a century, VVAW has seen members come and go—and many times come back again. Today there are many avenues for a vet who wants to see positive change in our neighborhoods, cities, country or world. In the late '60's, a Vietnam veteran who wanted change—who was an activist—joined VVAW.

We're asking VVAW members and supporters and friends to join us once again. The membership form is here in THE VETERAN; fill it out, please, and send it to us. Even if you've joined before, even if you've been an active member for years, let us know you're still there and still a member. We're creating new membership cards—we'll send them out when we get the forms in.

VVAW has been able to do what we have done, to enjoy the reputation we have today, because of our members—because of you. We hope to hear from you once you get this issue of THE VETERAN: VVAW wants you: now!