Some Photos from the 1990s

It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-eight years later, VVAW is still going strong-- continuing its fight for peace, justice, and the rights of all veterans.

Explore these pages; see what we've done, what we do, and why we do it. The struggle continues, perhaps these days more than ever. VVAW has never stopped working to protect the welfare of those who served their country.

Latest Commentary: From the National Office Once again, we must confront our sinking feelings about our country. Do we hold the line, move forward, or do we plummet into fascism? We know that sinking feeling in the pit of our stomachs and that feeling of existential dread. We also know the feelin... Taken from "Stand Up, Vote, Fight Back" by Bill Branson Read More

View and sign the Barry Romo Memorial Guestbook

Excerpt From  THE VETERAN:  Now Online

Taken from Barry Romo: Friend, Comrade, Brother by Joe Miller:

Most of us have a few individuals who stand out in our lives as people who have influenced us in some way. For me, one of those people was my friend, my comrade, Barry Romo. We lost Barry this year but have not lost his memory and how he changed and challenged us. Let me step back a bit… It took me a while to join VVAW. I am not a combat veteran and did not feel I had any real claim. I never served "in-country." However, I received the Vietnam Service Medal from my time on board the USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) for two WESTPAC cruises, 1964-65 and 1965-66. Despite this, Bart Savage, who was then organizing a VVAW chapter in Chicago, invited me to join in 1970. Given my work and family obligations, I was as active as I could be from then to early 1972. Meetings at the Wobbly Hall or Bart's apartment. Local demonstrations in the city or outside the base at Great Lakes. I participated whenever possible. We moved away from Chicago in May 1972.... Read More