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Taken from First Winter Soldier Service Award Presented by Barry Romo:

VVAW has given awards in the past, but not many. The Veterans' Service Award was given to such outstanding people such as Maude De Victor and Mike Gold for service above and beyond the call of duty to the veterans' community. At the National Steering Committee meeting held in Chicago on October 27, 2001, we came up with a new award that is not given annually or biannually, but only as called for because of exceptional sacrifice in service to peace, justice and veterans. We decided unanimously to give a Winter Soldier Service Award to Jeff Machota for his tireless service in helping to keep VVAW alive by his volunteer work for the organization. Born only a year before VVAW was formed, Jeff became politically active through anti-apartheid struggle, and proceeded to work against racist mascots and for peace in Latin America and in the Persian Gulf. He continues to work for community organizations and to take action for social change.... 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