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The 1st annual Vietnam Veterans Pig Roast, sponsored by the National Association of concerned Veterans in Springfield, Missouri over the Labor Day weekend was an excellent experience. Due to many court hassles, some negative publicity, and an unusual right-wing backlash, there were not as many people as had been expected. Still, a thousand people showed up for the pig roast and concert featuring Country Joe McDonald—and it sure felt good to hear, once again, "1,2,3,4 what are we fighting for...
The final two days consisted of a grass roots symposium. There were workshops on Agent Orange, Delayed Stress, Video Tapes, and a big workshop on Dewey Canyon IV. Forty people signed up to go, and there were over $150 worth of buttons, papers and literature sold. The weekend was a total success.