Some Photos from the 1980s

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 The Weight We Carry: Leadership, Truth, and the Battle for the VA by Aimee Potter:

What do we write these days? To be completely honest, some mornings I sit down and don't even know anymore. We are watching the world burn through another senseless war driven by a billionaire agenda—one that drains our collective resources and destroys human lives, including those of vulnerable immigrants, for no good cause. The heavy macro-realities of our world can feel entirely paralyzing. It is against this backdrop of global exhaustion that I recently became the Union President of our local here in Chicago. I'll be the first to tell you: I didn't step up because I wanted to. I did it because it was necessary. This administration has beaten us down as federal workers to the brink of despair. Our contract has been eliminated, reinstated, and, again, subject to multiple re-eliminations. We walk on the proverbial eggshells daily, waiting for a pin to drop.... Read More