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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 Fighting the Culture and Ideological Wars: Evolve, Resolve or Dissolve Ahead of Schedule by Horace Coleman:
The Republican would-be presidential candidates are Mitt Romney, who wants to break unions and Rick "Good Hair" Perry, who doesn't believe in big government or global warming. There's also Michelle Bachman, an upscale ditzy Sarah Palin, and ignored Ron Paul and John Huntsman. The religious way-right think theocracy works so well in countries with large Muslim populations we should have one.
In the mean time, the plant has replaced the plantation and most white collar workers ignore or oppose unions while enjoying the benefits unions fought for.
Jim Hightower at the Progressive Summit.
A Progressive Summit was held in August in Orange County, California, one of the most right-wing Republican counties in the nation. The Summit's opening speaker was Christine Chavez, Caesar Chavez's granddaughter. Jim Hightower, author, radio commentator, public speaker and newsletter editor/writer, was the closing speaker... Read More
In This Issue:
- Reflections on Operation Recovery by Maggie Martin
- Operation Dewey Canyon III: 40 Years Later by Barry Romo
- From The National Office by Joe Miller
- Ten Years After... And Counting by Joe Miller
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- Mail Call (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Achieving Justice for Vietnamese and US Agent Orange Victims by Marty Webster
- Helping Veterans Obtain VA Benefits Saves Local Healthcare Budget Dollars by Ray Parrish
- Crazy, But Not Dishonorable by Ray Parrish
- The "Debt Crisis": Veterans and Potential Benefit Cuts by Jen Tayabji
- Cheney's New Book Slags Colin Powell (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Going to the VA Clinic by Gregory Ross
- Conference of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin by Marty Webster
- The American Dream Movement by Jen Tayabji
- Coming Home to VVAW by Joe Miller
- Remembering Dave Cline by
- VVAW is Still Involved in the Fight for Veterans, Peace and Justice by Marty Webster
- An Excellent Adventure by Bill Ehrhart
- Vietnam Revisited by Larry Ball
- Temple Poem (poem) by Shinmin Sakamura
- Bete Niore (the Black Beast) (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Oxy, The Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Hello America by Harold Trainer
- Chronology: Operation Dewey Canyon III by
- Photos from Dewey Canyon III by
- Home From the War To the War at Home by Dave Kettenhofen
- Fighting the Culture and Ideological Wars: Evolve, Resolve or Dissolve Ahead of Schedule by Horace Coleman
- A Personal Veterans Day by Paul Donahue
- Exit Signs on the Imperial Highway (poem) by Horace Coleman
- Statement from IVAW Executive Director by Jose Vasquez
- Digging into the Operation Recovery Campaign by Nicole Baltrushes
- Operation Recovery Updates by Aaron Hughes
- War is Trauma by Alice Embree
- Stop Ignoring Veteran's Issues by Dave Amerson
- Operation Recovery Organizing Drive by Aaron Hughes
- I am a soldier (poem) by Rich Raitano
- The Road More Traveled (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Where Soldiers Come From by Thomas Brinson (reviewer)
- Tours of Vietnam: War, Travel Guides, and Memory by Jerry Lembcke (reviewer)
- Dead is Dead: The Medic at Rest by Marc Levy
- Angel by Don Dzagulones
- What If I Had Assassinated Him Like Obama Did bin Laden? (poem) by Tim Bagwell
- In Libya (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- We the People - A New Movement by Michael and Cynthia Orange
- 40 Years and Still Going Strong by
- RECOLLECTIONS: A Memoir of Not Going to Vietnam by Gregory Kotonias
- In Afghanistan (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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