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Taken from The Story of a Memorial by Dennis Tribble:

Estacada is a small western Oregon town approximately 40 miles southeast of Portland. This rural community has a veteran's memorial that would befit any town or city in this nation. At the time the memorial was built, the founder had no direct knowledge of the VVAW motto: "Honor the Warrior – Not the War." However, through his vision, it has become a beautiful memorial for all veterans from Estacada and surrounding areas minus any war-related items. According to the founder, it would be "a simple yet elegant tribute to those who served." Dennis Dahrens is a US Navy veteran who served from 1961 – 1966. He did not see action in Vietnam. Like so many others, his work was done in support of the US effort in the early years of the Vietnam conflict. In our conversations, Dennis shared that his first assignment was to radar picket duty with the Airborne Early Warning Barrier Squadron Pacific, based on Midway Island.... Read More

Also In This Issue:

  1. Forever Wars Demand Forever Opposition by Bill Branson
  2. Report: The VVAW Thanh Binh School Library Project by Chuck Theusch
  3. Thanks to Ellie Shunas by VVAW
  4. Letter to the Editor by Edward Damato
  5. Notes from the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
  6. What Makes a Man (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
  7. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  8. Mallory's Musings by Jack Mallory
  9. The Old Monk (poem) by David Sangrund
  10. The Story of a Memorial by Dennis Tribble
  11. Memorial Day 2019 by James Christner
  12. Veterans Day Thoughts by Jim Murphy
  13. Carnage and Guilt by Tom Gery
  14. On Campus After the War by Dan New
  15. "Dear John" by Steven Curtis
  16. VVAW and Friends by Nick Werle
  17. The Backwash of War by Steve Krug (reviewer)
  18. Maude and Me - A Reminiscence by Annie Luginbill
  19. Recollections of Maude DeVictor by Barry Romo
  20. Maude DeVictor, R.I.P. by Ann Bailey as told to John Zutz
  21. James Duffy Remembered by Edward Damato
  22. An Ode to Survival (poem) by Knute Niehoff
  23. Larsen J. "Lars" Prip: Presente by Stanley Campbell
  24. My Junior Year Abroad in Vietnam and What I Learned by Bill Thompson
  25. The Forever War by Barry Reece
  26. Letter to the Wall by Le Ly Hayslip
  27. Dragonshead by John Bromer (reviewer)
  28. Reluctant Soldier, Uneasy Veteran by Larry Kerschner (reviewer)
  29. Enemies to Partners by Alan Batten (reviewer)
  30. A Discomforting Letter From A Comfortable Town by Marc Levy
  31. With Nixon in the Underworld (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  32. Photos from the Archives by VVAW
  33. Talking Vietnam by Jan Barry (reviewer)
  34. Thank You for Your Service by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  35. Another Brother by Larry Kerschner (reviewer)
  36. Vietnam Reconsidered by John Zutz (reviewer)
  37. A Poet's Awakening by John Crandell (reviewer)
  38. Killing From the Inside Out by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  39. Passing in Front of the Flag by Larry Craig (reviewer)
  40. Lost in Vietnam by Minnie Warburton (reviewer)
  41. A Very Personal View of Vietnam by Ed White (reviewer)
  42. Waking in Havana by Ann Hirschman (reviewer)
  43. Poisoned Fruit of JFK's Assassination by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  44. The Myths That Masked An Imperialist War by Woody Woodruff (reviewer)
  45. The Man Who Fell From the Sky by Patrick McCann (reviewer)
  46. Memories of a Vietnam Veteran by Ed Vail (reviewer)
  47. Oxy, the Wise Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  48. Monument to Stupidity #1 Sponsorship opportunity by Billy X. Curmano
  49. I Started Learning the Real History of Vietnam by Mike McCain as told to Richard Stacewicz
  50. Fifty-five Years Ago: Into the American War Against Vietnam by Joe Miller
  51. Chapter Three: The Child by Paul J. Giannone
  52. More Photos from the Archives by VVAW
  53. Soft Targets - Part Three by Joseph Giannini
  54. Beautiful Nicaragua by Louis DeBenedette
  55. The Pizza Man by Peter Mahoney
  56. The Base (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger