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VVAW Marches in DC a Struggle Continues THE VETERAN Vietnam Veterans Against the War 50¢ Volume 37, Number 1 Spring 2007 VVAW Marches in DC BREEZY BRZESKI Tens of thousands of anti-war the march was well attended. the Pentagon. This rally was orga- the country. These dedicated demonstrators converged on Although not as many people at- nized to commemorate the 1967 people braved 20 mph winds and Washington DC March 17, to tended this march as last January's march on the Pentagon to protest temperatures in the 20's. The Ken- participate in a peace rally protest- the message to stop the war was the war in Vietnam as well as the tuckiana VVAW was represented ing the Iraq war. In spite of a big heard loud and clear. Anti-war 4th anniversary of the beginning by Carol and Harold Trainer along snowstorm that converged over activist Cindy Sheehan was joined of the Iraq war. with several other members, the the Northeast on Friday and closed by a number of other activists who VVAW was well represented VVAW Chicago, Illinois group roads across the pass and airports, spoke at the end of the rally near by several chapters from around was spearheaded by Ken Nielsen and many other members, while the Milwaukee, Wisconsin VVAW chapter was led by myself and Ted Kautzman. All the contingents had VVAW banners and marched with them proudly. The march was led by the Iraq Veterans who attended that day, followed by all other veterans. Carol in her usual way managed to snake her way through the crowd and led the first VVAW contingent in the march right behind the Iraq Vets, followed by the Milwaukee and Chicago groups The march started off at the Mall and pro- ceeded across the bridge of the continued on page 12 Washington DC, Jan 27, 2007 A Struggle Continues: VVAW Turns 40 BARRY ROMO An empire makes a wasteland and Syndrome would become rec- companies for these deadly defoli- After overruling the Supreme calls it peace… and the struggle ognized as a service connected ants has refused to recognize that Court… continues. disability in 1979 called Post Trau- the Vietnamese living in it for more This year Vietnam Veterans matic Stress Disorder (PTSD). then forty years deserve compen- After our continued use of guerilla Against the War is going to cel- Some older veterans mocked sation also. The Vietnamese Agent theater… ebrate forty years of struggle and PTSD and thought that we were Orange Campaign is one way we triumphs. Quite an achievement weak and that was why we could are working to help. After fighting to normalize rela- considering most of us did not not "win" our war. After all their tions with the people of Vietnam believe we would make it through war was, according to them, worse After the Winter Soldier Investiga- and Cambodia . our tours in Vietnam, through our than what we had seen. Yet today tions exposed war crimes… nightmares, through the fight to the VA and army are admitting continued on page 6 stop the war, and through Agent that one third of service men and After Dewey Canyon III and Orange. And yet, here we stand to- women coming home from Iraq throwing our medals back… gether as a family after 40 years. and Afghanistan will suffer from Presort No one could predict that PTSD. Standard Mail when the first group of veterans We led the protests against Permit #880 got together in 1967 to march the use of Agent Orange because Champaign, IL through the streets of New York we had seen its results in deformed in protest of the war in Vietnam Vietnamese infants. Little did we that a national organization of know that our own government PO Box 408594 over 30,000 members would was killing us as well. When we Chicago, IL 60640 be fostered. We not only grew, brought this up, traditional veter- www.vvaw.org we sustained. Vietnam Veterans ans organizations accused us of [email protected] Against the War is one of the few perpetuating communist lies about organizations founded to oppose chemical weapons. Yet we did not the war to survive and continue give up the fight. We continue to to thrive. focus on the effects of Agent Or- No one could have guessed ange. The same judge that gave us that what we called Post Vietnam a settlement against the chemical 2 THE VETERAN Spring 2007 From the National Office BARRY ROMO This issue of The Veteran is the to defend a household. In Texas 3rd tour of duty they will have a if we need to rent more space, buy largest paper VVAW has ever put the average number of guns per better appreciation of the kinds of supplies, etc. We really want to see out, filled with reports from new person is 6, and they have the Texas things they are calling for. you there. We aren't getting any chapters and about events and Rangers to defend them. Why isn't The 40th anniversary of younger. For some of us it may demos. Because of the increased the NRA defending the rights of VVAW is coming up. Don't forget be the last chance we get to see level of activity, we decided to add people of Iraq to have more than it is first come first serve. The best each other in person. We want to extra pages and an extra section. one automatic weapon per house- spots go to the first reservations. make it a success. We really want to thank Lisa hold? In a war zone, where there Also, pre-registration will tell us Boucher for her years of editing are no banks, almost no use of The Veteran, helping to make it credit cards, you have to keep all more professional. We wish her your money at home, but having only the best. more than one automatic weapon Some thoughts on current is used as an excuse for taking men events. We watch the media por- to detention to be tortured. tray the murders of 32 students If I lived in that situation I in Virginia in great depth, treating would want one for the front door, them as if they were human. Why one for the back and maybe one on won't they cover each soldier the roof in case you had to defend killed in Iraq the same way? Why yourself from there. The NRA is is it considered normal to hide in the same position with Iraq as the deaths of Marines and GIs, they were with the Black Panther or insensitive to cover them? If Party; supporting ownership of all the Iraqi dead and wounded guns for people who don't really were treated in detail there would need them while denying them not even be time on the 24-hour to people who really are in situ- news to cover them all. Why can't ations that actually call for home www.vvaw.org/events/40th the media live up to its potential self-defense weapons which we certainly saw around the And why aren't those trigger Editorial Collective Virginia Tech massacre? happy gun owning youth of the Barry Romo Jeff Machota In Iraq, the US military has NRA youth group in the military? Joe Miller Jen Tayabji th determined that one gun is enough I'm sure after the 15 month of the Charlie Branson Thanks to Jeff Danziger, Vietnam veteran and political cartoonist, for his generous contributions to this issue. Thanks also to Billy Curmano for Oxy, the Smart Bomb, and to Monique Frugier, Sandy Fulton, Dayl Wise, Aaron Davis, Marty Webster, Bill Perry, Ward Reilly, Bob Gronko, Amy Meyers, Bill Branson, Claudia Lennhoff, Breezy Brzeski, John Zutz, and others for contributing photos. VVAW Merchandise • VVAW T-Shirt (M, L, XL, XXL) - $12.00 _______ choose color (black, white, sand) black shirt, choose logo color (black & white, color) • VVAW Hat - $12.00 _______ • Winter Soldier DVD - $24.95 _______ • Shipping for above items $5.00 for first item, $2.00 for each item after _______ • VVAW Embroidered Patch - $5.00 _______ • VVAW Button - $1.00 _______ • VVAW Enamel Pin - $3.00 _______ • VVAW Bumper Sticker - $2.00 _______ • Shipping for above items $2.00 for first item _______ • VVAW Grey Crewneck Sweatshirt (M, L, XL, XXL) - $20.00 _______ Mail order and check to: • VVAW Grey Hoooded Sweatshirt VVAW Merchandise (M, L, XL, XXL) - $25.00 _______ PO Box 070391 Milwaukee, WI 53207 • Shipping for above items $8.00 for first item, $4.00 for each item after _______ Ship to: Name _______________________________ Address _____________________________ Total Enclosed _______ City, State, Zip _______________________ Spring 2007 THE VETERAN 3 Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. National Contact List For email addresses, go to our website at www.vvaw.org. If you need a speaker for an event or class visit or someone to interview, please contact the person nearest you. If there is nobody in your area, contact the National Office at (773) 276-4189 or email [email protected]. NATIONAL Northern CA New England Hinsdale, NY COORDINATORS David Ewing Jerry Lembcke Barry Miller Barry Romo (415) 781-8181 (508) 793-3050 [email protected] (773) 276-4189 Central Coast, CA Rockville, MD Long Beach, NY Pete Zastrow Lane Anderson Patrick McCann Thomas Brinson (847) 864-3975 [email protected] (305) 238-3361 (631) 889-0203 Joe Miller Brighton, CO Jackson, MI Cincinnati, OH (217) 328-2444 Charles Elliston Arnold Stieber Marty Webster Bill Davis (303) 654-1754 (734) 475-0740 (513) 349-4413 (708) 386-1413 Denver, CO Minnesota Columbus, OH David Cline Terry Leichner Billy Curmano Mark Hartford (201) 876-0430 (303) 935-5360 (507) 864-2716 [email protected] John Zutz Tallahassee, FL Mpls./St.
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