“I wanted to show that an actual active duty GI in 1968 could do this, could take a very public stance against the war,” shares Vietnam War GI resister.
50 Years of GI Resistance
Bob Chenoweth’s anti-war activism as a POW
Was he brainwashed in Vietnam? Maybe, he said. But no more so than he had been by American culture before he went to war.
Podcast: Al Glatkowski’s anti-war high seas mutiny aboard the SS Columbia Eagle
Al Glatkowski for the very first time explains how and why he helped seize a US naval ship transporting napalm for the Vietnam War.
Preparing for Spring: Kent State / Jackson State / National Student Strike
Excerpted from the October 45th Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee's e-newsletter sent by John McAuliff, VPCC...
Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit: UMass Boston reception
Ron Carver’s Waging Peace in Viet Nam exhibit opened yesterday at UMass Boston. The opening reception was graced with poets Doug Rawlings, Dave Connolly, and Lamont Steptoe, and Vietnam-era resister Susan Schnall.
Podcast: “It was easier to kill people than lay down the gun” -Suel Jones
“I met the enemy, guess who it was? It was me. And it’s always true. And that saved me. That has really saved me.”
Podcast: “Disruption of the military was the major cause of US defeat in Vietnam” -Eric Seitz
Attorney Eric Seitz on defending war objectors, “Our efforts were better utilized representing people in the military who were beginning to stir.”
Which 50th anniversary pin will YOU wear?
On July 16, 2019, New Hampshire Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster announced her office's participation in the Vietnam...
A GI Rebellion: When Soldiers Said No to War
First posted August 20, 2019 by author Steve Early on BeyondChron; reposted August 24 on Portside. by Steve Early...
Podcast: After dropping antiwar leaflets over military bases from a plane, Susan Schnall
While on active duty, “We flew the plane and fliers over five military installations in the SF Bay Area,” explained the former Army “Peace Nurse.”
Podcast: “All forms of resistance to an illegal and unjust war are fully justifiable” – Dee Knight
Dee Knight, who left the US to resist the Vietnam War from Canada, declares, “Don’t be afraid. Follow your conscience.”
Podcast: “Everything we could think of to screw with the system” – Ray Parrish
“The fact that we were not shot encouraged us that this was not an unusual opinion … that Vietnam was just a bad idea in so many ways.”
Podcast: “Not something you go home and be proud of” – John Ketwig
“The vast majority of guys who were sent to Vietnam were sent against their will…coerced into the army and had a chip on our shoulders.”
New GI and Veteran Resistance Curriculum from Notre Dame
Suggested classes on GI and veteran resistance to the Vietnam War that can be incorporated into courses on social movements, political change and other topics.
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