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 JFK's War With the National Security Establishment by John Ketwig (reviewer):
JFK's War With the National Security Establishment: Why Kennedy was Assassinated
by Douglas P. Horne
(Future of Freedom Foundation, 2014)
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
by James Dieugenio
(Skyhorse Publishing, 2022)
Sometimes, when you order something from Amazon.com, a message suggests products "you might also like." That is when I became aware of the Horne book and bought it. I'm happy I did. I try to stay current on what is known about the assassination of JFK and also the murders of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Lennon. Those assassinations reveal the extent of corruption throughout our government around the time of the war in Vietnam. The JFK assassination was a coup d'etat, and the other killings were enabled by the success of the coverup that ensued. The results were more than 50,000 Americans dead, along with approximately 3.5 to 5 million Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians... Read More In This Issue:
- On the Necessity of Struggle by Bill Branson
- New VVAW Library and Learning Center Update by Khoi Tran
- VVAW Readers' Garden Inspires More Local Investment by VVAW
- Four Dead in Ohio by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Back to the World by John Lindquist
- Passing Through A Gate by W. D. Ehrhart (reviewer)
- Eating Oysters in Easton (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
- On Being A Nonagenarian (poem) by Woody Powell
- VVAW Libraries Visit by Ken Embers
- Winter Soldier Service Awards by VVAW
- A Half-Century of 1973's War Powers Resolution by Al Wellman
- Letter to Aaron Bushnell (1998-2024) (poem) by Kevin Basl
- Bird (poem) by John Crandell
- 1964: From "Spookville" to the Tonkin Gulf by Joe Miller
- How I Joined VVAW by rg cantalupo
- Nam by rg cantalupo (reviewer)
- The Brotherhood of the Sea by George Critch
- The Brothers by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Arab-Israeli Unity by Ed Nizalowski
- Save-A-Life Lite-A-Bike in Vietnam by David Clark
- Rain, Rain, Rain (poem) by Paul Cameron
- Photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
- The Women by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- An Honorable Exit by DeWitt Clinton (reviewer)
- Genocidal Conscription by Gerald R. Gioglio (reviewer)
- After the Apocalypse by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Vietnam - Iraq - Afghanistan by John W. Conroy
- Excavations Update: LZ Ranch / Patrol Base Frontier City by Marc Levy
- Letter to the Editor by Larry Rottmann
- JFK's War With the National Security Establishment by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Charlie 1/5 Cav by Al Wellman (reviewer)
- Merle Ratner - ¡Presente! by Nadya Williams
- The Fifth Special Forces by Al Wellman (reviewer)
- Blood Brothers by Roger Quindel
- Oxy, The Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Ben Chitty - ¡Presente! by Priscilla Murolo
- Memories of Ben Chitty by VVAW
- Arthur "Ben" Chitty, 1947-2024 by
- Back Home Connections (poem) by John Crandell
- Bitter Smoke of Auschwitz Drifts Over Gaza Tonight (poem) by Larry Kerschner
- Peace with Honor by Ben Chitty
- Lyndon: In a Winter of Our Discontent by John Crandell
- Letter to the Editor by N. W. Barcus
- Letter to the Editor by Bill Potvin
- Speaker Johnson in a Game of Chance (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Survivors Guilt by Tony Cokely
- A Hundred Plus Killed waiting for Food in Gaza (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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