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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 Rising From Despair to Triumph by Ed White (reviewer):
Peace Warrior
by Greg Payton with J.T. Molloy
Illustrations by Daphne Arthur
(Sugarwhistle, 2023)
This is a story about one of our own. Greg Payton's life ran the gamut from the anger and bitterness of racism experienced in Vietnam to his peace activism with VVAW and the War Resisters League of the 1980's and beyond. This memoir relates stories of riots in an Army stockade in Vietnam (burning it down), struggles with addiction, PTSD, and recovery with the help of a mentor.
The memoir shines a light on the depth of American racism as it played out during the war in Vietnam. It is yet another story of the impact of racism that has constantly haunted Blacks.
When Payton was 18, he met his father, jazz organist Freddie Roach, for the first time. And then he met his brother, Freddie Roach Jr. It was a life and a relationship he had missed out on... Read More
In This Issue:
- Deadly Distractions, Costly Consequences by VVAW National Office
- Building Continues: VVAW Library and Learning Center Updates by VVAW
- The Veteran Info by VVAW
- The Rich Never Lose a War: No Blood for Oil! by VVAW National Office
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Minnesota Nice Topples ICE by Billy X. Curmano
- War President (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Enough Is Enough: A VA Social Worker Speaks Out by Aimee Potter
- Will the Death of the VA Nurse After the Twin Cities Strike Became Tipping Point Against Trump? by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early
- Billy's State of the Nonsense Address by Billy X. Curmano
- Individually Wrapped M-16's by Ramsey Davis
- Here's to the Cardinal Puff (poem) by W. D. Ehrhart
- Signals (poem) by DF Brown
- Richard Anton Stacewicz: 1958-2026 by Ann Goethals
- Winter Soldiers: Epilogue by Richard Stacewicz
- Martyrs to the Unspeakable by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Dr. Orlando "Dong" Tizon: Presente! by VVAW
- Flagpole at the Landfill (poem) by D F Brown
- For Jacob David George (poem) by Carl Nyberg
- Thank You to About Face, VVAW and Veterans for Peace for Joining This Fight by Aimee Potter
- Destroyer of Paradise (poem) by Allen L. Meece
- The Most Dangerous Man in America* by W. D. Ehrhart
- Ambushed Again (poem) by Ken Sauvage
- 12/24/1969: Ghosts of Xmas Past (poem) by D F Brown
- Getting Over It by John Samuel Tieman
- Rising From Despair to Triumph by Ed White (reviewer)
- Protecting Children in Vietnam After the War by Nadya Williams
- USAID Cuts Hurt Free Press, Human Rights, and Children in Cambodia by Bhavia Wagner
- Photos from the VVAW Archives by VVAW
- Remembering Joe McDonald by John Zutz
- Country Joe and Me by Jim Wachtendonk
- Country Joe Memories by VVAW
- Ken Sauvage R.I.P. by Barb, Leah, and Genevieve Sauvage
- Recollections by Ken Sauvage
- My Husband Worries About Getting Old (poem) by Barb Sauvage
- An Incident on Hill 34 by Richard Brummet
- The Swedes and the Vietnam War by Eric Skoog and Al Wellman (reviewers)
- Memorial Day (poem) by Murray Kiok
- The Space in Between (poem) by Woody Powell
- Tribute to Woody Powell 1932-2025 by Art Dorland and Joan Powell
- My Dog Who Went Before (poem) by Woody Powell
- Waiting (poem) by Woody Powell
- Tipping Point (poem) by Woody Powell
- Reflections on the Wall by Richard Fleming
- The Sound Before the Silence by Donald Libby
- The War at Home (painting) by James Wachtendonk
- Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Alive and Well by Jane Barton
- Report from The Ft. Knox Stockade, 1966/67 by Mike Wittels
- Hug the Flag (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by John Ketwig (reviewer)
- Veterans Day, A Solemn Reminder by J. John Charyk
- Two Years and a Wake-up by Joe Miller
- Lessons from the Vietnam War on Resisting Authoritarianism at Home by Claudia Krich
- Kissing Kevin by Alan Batten (reviewer)
- The Two Bills (poem) by John Crandell
- Vietnam All Over (poem) by Leon Wengrzyn
- Fear (poem) by Ken Sauvage
- Worse Than He Ever Imagined: Final Thoughts on Lyndon Johnson by John Crandell
- [ ], Not Creole, Not Jargon, Not Pidgin (poem) by Carl Nyberg
- Minneapolis Law (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- The Day Madame Nguyen Thi Binh Came To Visit by Fredy Champagne
- Girls School In Iran (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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