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Taken from Veterans Day, Milwaukee by Bob Riggle:

After the Madison Veterans Day ceremony in the State Capitol rotunda fizzled a few years ago, the Milwaukee Chapter hadn't participated in a Veterans Day ceremony. After the rush to patriotism since September, we felt we needed to do something. Whether it was a sense of urgency, a need to reassure, or just because it felt necessary at the moment, we hastily put together a program for a Veterans Day observance. Sunday, November 11 dawned clear and cool, though by 9:30 it had warmed somewhat for the thirty members and guests who attended the event, near the War Memorial's reflecting pool. Vets Place Central, Milwaukee's shelter for homeless veterans, provided the color guard. The attendees participated in a 21-flower salute, placing flowers in a vase while a bell tolled. In an effort to show unity with local Muslims, we invited a member of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee to give an invocation, though he was not able to attend. I presented a brief history of Veterans Day.... Read More

Also In This Issue:

  1. Vietnam Veterans Against the War Statement on the "War Against Terrorism" by VVAW National Office
  2. Questioning the Anti-Terrorist War in the Philippines by Orlando Tizon
  3. From the National Office by Joe Miller
  4. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  5. Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
  6. The Show Goes On: VVAW Honors Veterans in the Concrete Bunker by Ann Goethals
  7. First Winter Soldier Service Award Presented by Barry Romo
  8. Chicago Standdown Winter 2001 by VVAW
  9. Veterans Day, Milwaukee by Bob Riggle
  10. Open Letter to the New York Metro Area Congressional Delegation by VVAW, Clarence Fitch Chapter
  11. An Interview with Barry Willdorf by Jeanne Friedman
  12. The Veteran as Nigger by Raymond Parrish
  13. Terrorism Funded by USA, A Colombian Friend of VVAW Murdered by Barry Romo
  14. Returning to Vietnam in 2002 by John Poole
  15. Where Do We Go From Here? by W. D. Ehrhart
  16. My View by John Zutz
  17. New Definitions of Reality by Horace Coleman
  18. Letters to VVAW by VVAW
  19. In Memory of Chaim Shatan: the Human Being, the Organizer, the Artist by Arthur Egendorf
  20. James Edward Pechin (1947-2002) by Joe Bangert
  21. Paula Barry by David Cline
  22. The Corner of the Dead: Ayacucho, Peru by Louis De Benedette
  23. International Criminal Court Imminent by Carl Nyberg
  24. There Was No Music Soundtrack in Vietnam by Paul Cox (Reviewer)
  25. Only Those Who Have Died Will Ever See the End of War by Bob Riggle (Reviewer)
  26. Afghanistan Veteran Once Removed by Dave Curry (Reviewer)
  27. Vietnam Journal: Willimantic - 11.10.00 by Marc Levy
  28. With Apologies to Lincoln and JFK by Mike Gehl
  29. Army/Navy Surplus by Gregory Ross
  30. Someone Else's Recollection by Dave Curry
  31. Who Deserves Pay Raises? by Sandra J. Fulton