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THE VETERAN

THE VETERAN is the newspaper of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. In 1971 and 1972 it was published as 1st Casualty. From 1973 to 1975, it was published as Winter Soldier. In 1975, it became THE VETERAN.

THE VETERAN was the first voice of Vietnam veterans in America, and has consistently addressed issues of peace and justice. Original articles on Post Traumatic Stress and Agent Orange have appeared since its first year of publication.

THE VETERAN still continues publication two times a year. Articles from recent issues are available below.

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From Martyrs to the Unspeakable by John Ketwig (reviewer):

Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK by James W. Douglass (Orbis Books, 2025) In the fall 2018 issue of The Veteran, I reviewed Jim Douglass's landmark book JFK and the Unspeakable, and suggested that it might be the most important book I had ever read. A lot has happened since I wrote that review. My library has grown significantly, with 78 books on the JFK assassination, and another 19 about the murders of the other three. Over the years, I have communicated with Jim Douglass by telephone and e-mail, but for the past 7 years, he has been inaccessible while working on his latest book. In 2019, I had a speaking engagement near Atlanta, and we took the opportunity to drive to Birmingham, Alabama, and have dinner with Douglass and his wife, Shelley. Their hospitality was exemplary, and the conversation ranged across a broad swath of historical topics. Soon after, he went to work on "the new book... Read More

In This Issue:

  1. Deadly Distractions, Costly Consequences by VVAW National Office
  2. Building Continues: VVAW Library and Learning Center Updates by VVAW
  3. The Veteran Info by VVAW
  4. The Rich Never Lose a War: No Blood for Oil! by VVAW National Office
  5. Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
  6. Minnesota Nice Topples ICE by Billy X. Curmano
  7. War President (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  8. Enough Is Enough: A VA Social Worker Speaks Out by Aimee Potter
  9. Will the Death of the VA Nurse After the Twin Cities Strike Became Tipping Point Against Trump? by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early
  10. Billy's State of the Nonsense Address by Billy X. Curmano
  11. Individually Wrapped M-16's by Ramsey Davis
  12. Here's to the Cardinal Puff (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
  13. Signals (poem) by DF Brown
  14. Richard Anton Stacewicz: 1958-2026 by Ann Goethals
  15. Winter Soldiers: Epilogue by Richard Stacewicz
  16. Martyrs to the Unspeakable by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  17. Dr. Orlando "Dong" Tizon: Presente! by VVAW
  18. Flagpole at the Landfill (poem) by D F Brown
  19. For Jacob David George (poem) by Carl Nyberg
  20. Thank You to About Face, VVAW and Veterans for Peace for Joining This Fight by Aimee Potter
  21. Destroyer of Paradise (poem) by Allen L. Meece
  22. The Most Dangerous Man in America* by W. D. Ehrhart
  23. Ambushed Again (poem) by Ken Sauvage
  24. 12/24/1969: Ghosts of Xmas Past (poem) by D F Brown
  25. Getting Over It by John Samuel Tieman
  26. Rising From Despair to Triumph by Ed White (reviewer)
  27. Protecting Children in Vietnam After the War by Nadya Williams
  28. USAID Cuts Hurt Free Press, Human Rights, and Children in Cambodia by Bhavia Wagner
  29. Photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
  30. Remembering Joe McDonald by John Zutz
  31. Country Joe and Me by Jim Wachtendonk
  32. Country Joe Memories by VVAW
  33. Ken Sauvage R.I.P. by Barb, Leah, and Genevieve Sauvage
  34. Recollections by Ken Sauvage
  35. My Husband Worries About Getting Old (poem) by Barb Sauvage
  36. An Incident on Hill 34 by Richard Brummet
  37. The Swedes and the Vietnam War by Eric Skoog and Al Wellman (reviewers)
  38. Memorial Day (poem) by Murray Kiok
  39. The Space in Between (poem) by Woody Powell
  40. Tribute to Woody Powell 1932-2025 by Art Dorland and Joan Powell
  41. My Dog Who Went Before (poem) by Woody Powell
  42. Waiting (poem) by Woody Powell
  43. Tipping Point (poem) by Woody Powell
  44. Reflections on the Wall by Richard Fleming
  45. The Sound Before the Silence by Donald Libby
  46. The War at Home (painting) by James Wachtendonk
  47. Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
  48. Alive and Well by Jane Barton
  49. Report from The Ft. Knox Stockade, 1966/67 by Mike Wittels
  50. Hug the Flag (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  51. Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by John Ketwig (reviewer)
  52. Veterans Day, A Solemn Reminder by J. John Charyk
  53. Two Years and a Wake-up by Joe Miller
  54. Lessons from the Vietnam War on Resisting Authoritarianism at Home by Claudia Krich
  55. Kissing Kevin by Alan Batten (reviewer)
  56. The Two Bills (poem) by John Crandell
  57. Vietnam All Over (poem) by Leon Wengrzyn
  58. Fear (poem) by Ken Sauvage
  59. Worse Than He Ever Imagined: Final Thoughts on Lyndon Johnson by John Crandell
  60. [ ], Not Creole, Not Jargon, Not Pidgin (poem) by Carl Nyberg
  61. Minneapolis Law (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
  62. The Day Madame Nguyen Thi Binh Came To Visit by Fredy Champagne
  63. Girls School In Iran (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger