by Peyton Hart November 11, 2019 WAR, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Not only is this a great song by Edwin Starr, it is also a train of thought that many people share and believe in. Some of these people include MLK, the soldiers who wrote home during the...
The Voices behind Vietnam
by Miranda Smith, November 15, 2019 It is not without reason that some therapists recommend patients suffering from emotional trauma to express their thoughts and feelings in the form of writing. Some of the most expressive, creative and thought provoking ideas in...
Remembering Buddhist monk Thich Tri Quang
From the New York Times obituary: Thich Tri Quang, a charismatic Buddhist monk who helped bring down United States-backed governments in South Vietnam during the war-torn 1960s and pushed for a democratic nation with freedom of religion, died on Nov. 8 in the city of...
Podcast: “What did I do that you’re thanking me for?” – Camillo Bica
“We would certainly rather think ourselves heroes rather than murderers or dupes,” shares Vietnam Veteran Dr. Bica, former Marine Officer.
Podcast: “Very jarring and brutal and dehumanizing” – Gerry Condon
Gerry Condon, Veterans For Peace President, spoke out against the Vietnam War as a Green Beret, refused orders, and lived and organized six years in exile.
Podcast: “Within a few months nothing made sense” – Bill Ehrhart
“When they tell stories to their children of the evil that awaits misbehavior, is it me they conjure?” Vietnam Veteran Bill Ehrhart, writer and poet.
Check it out: Soldiers for Peace Audio Doc
A stylish new audio documentary about GI resistance during the ’60s and ’70s produced by Kate Ellis and Stephen Smith, is online at APM Reports “Opposition to the Vietnam War among active duty GIs and veterans was organized, intense, and widespread....
“I regret fighting for an America that’s become an intolerant bully”
This Veterans Day essay was published online at NBC News/Think on Nov. 11, 2019. PHOTO CAPTION: Danny Lane and Sotere Karas man a foxhole on Firebase Tomahawk on Marine Operation Taylor Common February 1969. [Photo by Danny Lane, shared under the Creative Commons...
Podcast: “You can’t be afraid to speak out” – Scott Camil
After serving two tours in Vietnam, Marine Scott Camil began speaking out and organizing with Vietnam Veterans Against the War. The FBI tired to kill him.
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