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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-nine 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 Like a broken record, the Trump follies seem stuck in a groove, and the ruling classes are still dancing to that tune. We are as tired of this playlist as we're sure many of you are. It is hard to be positive while the constant barrage of lies, corrupt... Taken from "Fight Back. Resist. Stop the Bombings. Stop the Wars." by VVAW National Office Read More

Excerpt From  THE VETERAN:  Now Online

Taken from March 1961 by Richard Brummett:

It was March of 1961, and I was in a bit of a panic. While I was surreptitiously listening to late-night radio news, a story came in about a battalion of Marines aboard a ship off the coast of Indochina. They expected to soon be in Laos to save it from an army of Communists. I knew that trouble was brewing in that bit of Asia, and I knew I had a right to a piece of it. My father, the Marine, and his brothers had fought the Japanese in the Pacific. I had developed the feeling that without a similar experience I would never be considered an adult, no matter any other accomplishments. My panic was from the fact that I was only 14 years old and so would miss out on the war of my generation. They just HAD to wait until I was 18. Well, they did. The word was that, because Laos lacked a coastline, it would be a difficult war logistically. Better to focus on the long, slender country just a bit southward.... Read More