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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 Marching on the 4th of July by Meg Miner:

Fourth of July is notoriously hot and humid here in the corn fields of central Illinois. Seven years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of spending that date at a parade much less in one. But sometime after 9/11/01, I joined up with AWARE (Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort: www.anti-war.net) a group of activists in Champaign-Urbana. In 2003, AWARE started entering the annual C-U pageantry for patriotism called Champaign County Freedom Celebration. Joe Miller, Dave Carr and Barry Romo on the Fourth of July in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Each year, AWARE's entry in the parade lampoons the chosen theme in some way. One year, the official theme celebrated the newly-passed No Child Left Behind Act, so AWARE built a float with a WWI-sized tank pointing at a one-room schoolhouse. (What these creative people can't do with a cardboard box!... Read More

In This Issue:

  1. State of Disunion by Horace Coleman
  2. From the National Office by Joe Miller
  3. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  4. Off We Go! (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  5. Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
  6. Marching on the 4th of July by Meg Miner
  7. GI Rights Organizing by Aaron Davis
  8. Veteran's Benefit Play by Steve Crandall
  9. Medical Discharges for Returning Veterans of OIF and OEF by Lane Anderson
  10. Watermelon Slim Supports IVAW by Suzy Webster
  11. Oxy the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  12. Courageous Soldier Chooses Conscience Over Career by Carol Rawert Trainer
  13. Working with IVAW by Suzanne Webster
  14. Patriotic Oil Guys (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  15. The Legacy of Agent Orange is a Continuing Focus of VVAW by Paul Cox
  16. RNC in St. Paul Reveals Neocon Dream of (Police) State by Ward Reilly
  17. Another Deja Vu Flash by Willie Hager
  18. Winter Soldiers: An Oral History of Vietnam Veterans Against the War by Kurt Hilgendorf (reviewer)
  19. IVAW Anti-Warriors Descend on Monument Circle by Martin Smith
  20. Teach Your Children Well by Steve Crandall
  21. Oil Comapnies Get No-Bid Contracts Back in Iraq (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  22. Allegedly So ... by A Veteran
  23. Beating Bogus Discharges by Ray Parrish
  24. Vietnam Veterans and Asbestos Exposure: Important Health Information by Samanth Catalano
  25. My Personal Journey with PTSD by Michael Orange
  26. Sgt. Israel Garcia Leaves Afghanistan (poem) by Horace Coleman
  27. Strife & Life (poem) by Horace Coleman
  28. Interview with Richard Stacewicz by Kurt Hilgendorf
  29. Getting on the Bus for Justice by Kim Scipes
  30. Lost and Found by Simi Linton
  31. Recollections of Gainesville by Bill Shunas
  32. Have Courage, We Will Win by Lt. Ehren Watada
  33. In Search of The Happy Medium by Erik Lobo
  34. Memorial Day and the California Coast Chapter of VVAW by Steve Crandall
  35. Vets in Action by
  36. The Replacement by Joseph Giannini
  37. The Democrats' Favorite General by Martin Smith
  38. PTSD Blues (poem) by Louis A. Griffiths
  39. brief encounter (poem) by Dayl Wise
  40. Warrior King by Aaron Davis (reviewer)
  41. Still Faces: Ghostly Place (poem) by Horace Coleman
  42. Photo Jim Dumb by Marc Levy
  43. History Repeats Itself (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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