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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.
Will you join us?
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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
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View and sign the Barry Romo Memorial Guestbook
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online Taken from Prisoners After War by John Ketwig (reviewer):
Prisoners after War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration
by Jason A. Higgins
(University of Massachusetts Press, 2024)
Jason A. Higgins is the digital scholarship coordinator for Virginia Tech Publishing and an assistant professor jointly affiliated with Virginia Tech University Libraries and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. He is the co-editor of Service Denied: Marginalized Veterans in Modern American History. I must disclose that I have had dinner with Jason and spoke to one of his classes.
I look forward to addressing other Virginia Tech classes in the future.
Prisoners After War is a bit of a play on words evolved from the common phrase Prisoners of War. Most Vietnam veterans are aware that far too many of our fellows are or have been incarcerated since returning from the War.... Read More
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