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THE VETERAN

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 Dave Cline: 1947-2007 by Ben Chitty:

Dave Cline, 2006 This eulogy was delivered at David Cline's funeral, September 19, 2007, Jersey City, New Jersey. Ben Chitty is a long-time member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. My name is Ben Chitty. I'm here on behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War to say a few words about my friend David Cline. There are people here who knew him longer, people here who saw him more often, people here and everywhere who speak better than me. But Dave Cline recruited me back into VVAW more than twenty years ago, and that's why I'm here. Cast your mind back to the mid 1980s. Reagan was in the White House, and quashing our country's all too brief flirtation with a new kind of foreign policy. The CIA and the War Department were reviving old tricks and rehearsing some new ones – in Afghanistan, in Lebanon, in Grenada, in Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua... Read More

In This Issue:

  1. VVAW and 40 Years . . . We Must Continue! by Ward Reilly
  2. From the National Office by Barry Romo
  3. Testify - Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan by Aaron Hughes
  4. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  5. Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
  6. My View - On the 40th Anniversary by John Zutz
  7. Wrong Guy (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  8. Bill Davis: 1948-2007 by Richard Stacewicz
  9. My Tribute to My Husband Bill Davis by Joan Davis
  10. Memories of Bill Davis by
  11. Dave Cline: 1947-2007 by Ben Chitty
  12. Dave Cline is Dead by Dennis O'Neil
  13. We're Still Here, Where and When We Need to Be by Joe Miller
  14. Memories of Dave Cline by
  15. A Tribute to Dave Cline by his old friend, Martin Zehr (poem) by Martin Zehr
  16. Remembering David Cline (poem) by Woody Powell
  17. VVAW's Legacy by Jan Barry
  18. Honored to Attend the VVAW 40th Aniversary by Al Hubbard
  19. After Action Report: VVAW's 40th Aniversary by Willie Hager
  20. Well, What Are We Still Fighting For? by Horace Coleman
  21. It Is Never Too Late To Get Involved by Mike Kerber
  22. Coaching Winter Track in Time of War by W. D. Ehrhart
  23. Hey Hey Uncle Sam . . . by Marty Webster
  24. Here We Are by Horace Coleman
  25. Why I Fight by Tom Baxter
  26. Letter to the Editor by Dave Kreckel
  27. Operation First Casualty - Part IV by Amy Meyers
  28. VVAW Recognizes May 4 Task Force at Kent State by Bruce Hyland
  29. You Can't Wage Peace with the Barrel of a Gun by Paul McGuire
  30. War Supporters "Spit" on Iraq War Vets in DC by Ward Reilly
  31. The Game of the Century: IVAW vs. the Neocons by Ward Reilly
  32. Camouflage Blues by Ray Parrish
  33. Meeting Our Congressman by Stanley Campbell
  34. VVAW California Central Coast Chapter in Full Swing by Steve Crandall
  35. Here We Grow Again by Marty Webster
  36. Chicago Memorial Day 2007 by Ken Nielsen
  37. Memorial Day 2007 in Columbus, Ohio by Mark Hartford
  38. The New Private Warriors by Martin Smith (reviewer)
  39. Veterans' Testimony by Anne Pyburn (reviewer)
  40. Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  41. Savage Grace Unplugged (poem) by Mike Pounds
  42. September poem and porn (poem) by Horace Coleman
  43. Good News - Good News Bad News (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  44. Mistake by Michael Nelson
  45. VVAW Kentuckiana 2007 Summer Activities by Carol Rawert Trainer
  46. A Salute to Moe Fishman by Bill Davis
  47. Our Louisville Contact Arrested by Marty Webster
  48. Absent of Grace and Mercy by Rich Raitano
  49. Pentagon Can't Account (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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