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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 IVAW and VVAW Chicago Mobilize Against Sanctions and War on Iran by Robert Clack:
On February 1, a snowy Chicago day, over 60 peace activists hit the streets to protest further sanctions and the threat of war against Iran. The No War or Sanctions on Iran coalition was an ad hoc effort convened by IVAW and VVAW Chicago against the threat of further sanctions and war mongering by the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) and Senators pushing bipartisan Senate Bill S. 1881. The February 1 action was a follow-up to a statewide call-in day to Illinois Senator Mark Kirk and a New Year's Eve action against the proposed sanctions.
Chicago IVAW members.
As the rally began, activists heard from long-time anti-war activist Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network. There were also speakers from the Anti-War Committee Chicago and the Civilian Soldier Alliance... Read More
In This Issue:
- IVAW and VVAW Chicago Mobilize Against Sanctions and War on Iran by Robert Clack
- VVAW Visits Archives at the Wisconsin Historical Society by Jen Tayabji
- From the National Office by Bill Branson
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes From The Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- Veterans F.O.R./VVAW Emergency Food Card Assistance Project by Jim Murphy
- Remember the Children by Susan Schnall
- Congress Rejects Veterans Omnibus Bill and Military Sexual Assault Legislation by Robert Clack
- Military Justice (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- War Really Is A Racket by Michael J. Burke
- VVAW Fundraiser by Brian Matarrese
- Veterans Organizing Conference, New York City by Susan Schnall
- Vets for Equal Rights by Danny Ingram
- A Call to Law Down Arms and Recognize Our Common Humanity by Susan Schnall
- RIP Bob Riggle by John Lindquist
- The Future Is Now by R. G. Cantalupo
- They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars - The Untold Story by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Full Disclosure: Toward an Honest Commemoration of the American War in Viet Nam by Howard Machtinger
- McCain on the Ukraine (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Vietnam Protests, Kent State, and Nixon's Cambodian Invasion 1970 by Daniel C. Lavery
- Oxy, the Wise Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- 1972 Republican Convention (photos) by VVAW
- Classic Oxy (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace in America and Vietnam by Bonnie Caracciolo (reviewer)
- Elegy (poem) by Bruce Weigl
- We Did What We Could (poem) by R. G. Cantalupo
- Protesting the Slaughter of Innocent Civilians by Louis DeBenedette
- What If? Could Tonkin Amendment Have Prevented Vietnam Ground War? by Bill Christofferson
- Tonkin Gulf: A Realistic Fantasy by Joe Miller (reviewer)
- Tonkin Gulf Intrusion by Allen Meece
- News of a Lost Friend by Dan New
- Disbelief in Government Statements Markedly Increased During Vietnam Era by Gerson Lesser
- Catching up with Tico: Prelude to the Tonkin Gulf Incidents by Joe Miller
- Serving Your Health After Serving Your Country: How To Stay Healthy As A Military Veteran by Renee Keats
- Walking Through Fire by Staughton Lynd (reviewer)
- Back From Nam (poem) by Daniel C. Lavery
- How I Nearly Won the War by Marc Levy
- Jimmy Mack by Richard Wells
- USSC Campaign Finance (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Old Soldiers by James Hellvig
- Letter to VVAW by Joseph Guastella
- Peace by Harold R. Pettus
- Senator Feinstein Very Angry at CIA (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Betrayal: Toxic Exposure of US Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up by Aaron Davis (reviewer)
- In the Dark by Frank J. Pavlak
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Torture by John McNamer
- Tommy (poem) by Barry L. Reece
- Flowers for An Loc by Jim Willingham
- Enough by Harold Pettus
- Letter to Editor by Al Donohue
- Teenage Nazis (poem) by Dennis Serdel
- Blurting Out The Lies (poem) by Mike Hastie
- RECOLLECTIONS: Bacsi-Doc by Walt Cronin
- George Bush Painting Boarding (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- VVAW in the 1980s (photos) by VVAW
- Misc. Photos by VVAW
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