By Jeff Paterson. Joe Biden recently shared his fear that Trump will “try to steal this election.” Looking at Trump’s own comments, it’s a legitimate fear.
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A 21st Century Mister Roberts; Navy Leadership Runs Aground
The leaders of the United States Navy finally made their decision … To the tune of Anchors Aweigh, they tossed Captain Crozier overboard.
How the Soldier’s Revolt Ended the Vietnam War
“The army reported 126 fraggings in 1969, 271 in 1970 and 333 in 1971, when they stopped keeping count,” explains Joel Geier at anti-empire.com.
“Follow Your Conscience” Ad Runs in Base Newspaper
Seattle VFP placed a full-page “Follow your Conscience” advertisement in the weekly newspaper, The Ranger, which serves Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM).
TROOPS: Stand Down for Black Lives
Today you have to decide whether you are loyal to the values you swore to uphold or to the commanders who would order you to turn on your neighbors for demanding justice. You cannot be loyal to both.
Five stars for Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee’s Vietnam War film Da 5 Bloods is “a condemnation of the past, a call for change, and a rich work of art worth watching over and over again.”
As Trump Threatens to Send Military Into Cities, Some GIs Refuse to Comply
Some National Guard and active-duty GIs are refusing to deploy to US cities rising up against police-perpetrated killings, saying no to complicity.
Progressive Vietnamese on the debt we Vietnamese owe to Black Americans
If we want other people to show up for us, we have to stand in solidarity with them. Racial justice should not be thought of with a zero-sum mindset.
Veterans Condemn Deployment of Troops
We stand unequivocally with the protestors who are in the streets calling for an end to senseless police killings and white supremacy.
Peace & Planet News Issue #2, Summer 2020, now online
The entire 24-page issue of PPN is now available online. Print, view, and share the PDF of Issue #2.
Podcast: “I wanted to forget about it” – Mike Tork, Vietnam Veteran
Mike Tork joined the Navy before turning 18 and served in Vietnam with the Mobile Riverine Force (1966-1967).
‘America Told Us to Get Over It’: Black Vietnam Veterans Hail Spike Lee film
“Da 5 Bloods” highlights the experience of veterans who fought for their country only to be treated as second-class citizens.
“An Other War Memorial” asks “How do nations remember wars?”
Vietnamese writer Viet Thanh Nguyen (who we quote for this website’s tagline) has created, along with his students, a new website of peoples’ memories of the war.
50th Commemoration of Gibbs-Green Virtual Town Hall
Watch Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center and the Gibbs-Green 50th Commemoration Commission’s discussion, held via Zoom, on May 14th.
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