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Vets' Unity Day: March 8th

By VVAW

Veterans' Unity Day, March 8th, took place in over 25 cities around the U.S. Cities included Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage, Milwaukee, Chicago, St Louis, Rochester, Flint, Pittsburg, and New York City.

There were a series of rallies, press conferences and other events, all pointing toward the problems of Vietnam vets, the need for a delayed re-entry program, the newly announced cutbacks, and the contradiction between the treatment of Vietnam vets and the treatment lavished on recently returned hostages from Iran. Plans for the Agent Orange Conference in Washington on the 21-24th of May were also announced.

Veterans Unity Day was one more concerted expression of the anger of Vietnam vets, and an indication of increasing numbers and activity within the veterans' movement. Each passing day brings new attacks leading to the conclusion that, in many cases, vets are fighting for their very lives.

THEY SAY CUT BACK,
WE SAY "FIGHT BACK!"