Toward an honest commemoration of the American War in Vietnam
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Nick Turse Describes the Real Vietnam War
“American culture has never fully come to grips with Vietnam,” says author of “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam”
Putin’s mythological, fascist view of blood ties with Ukraine
I’ve analyzed the war as a geopolitical rivalry between Russia and the US/western Europe. I now question this view. By Howard Machtinger
Russian Nationalism and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
As the situation in Ukraine deteriorates, I’ve been struggling to learn about a nation about which I knew little. By Howard Machtinger.
The Movement and the “Madman” Documentary now in Production
The first feature documentary to chronicle the untold story of the mass movement that helped limit and end the long and brutal war in Vietnam.
Podcast: “Arrested dozens of times, two years in prison” – Jim Albertini
“We need the next generations of activists to carry forward, to complete the work that we can’t get done in our lifetime.”
A Very Long War: From Vietnam to Afghanistan with Detours
Too few Americans are willing to confront the disaster that has befallen the U.S. as a consequence of our serial misuse of military power.
Podcast: “It was a leap of faith” – Francesco Da Vinci
“It was pure hell… for the fact that I took that stand. I mean, all the labels, “Draft Dodger”, “Pinko”, “Commie”, “Shirker”,” recalls Fran Da Vinci.
The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam — with a series of 50th anniversary events now occurring. It represents a clear alternative to the Pentagon’s current efforts to sanitize and mythologize the Vietnam war and to thereby legitimize further unnecessary and destructive wars.
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“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”
— Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
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LETTERS TO THE WALL Book Now Available
A second edition of LETTERS TO THE WALL is now available at a 30% discount price. This edition includes two added features — an authors’ index and a reference index for names on The Wall that letter writers addressed. This book is made up of 187 or so letters written...
Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson
Paying the Price… Vietnam Veteran S. Brian Willson paid the price for peace by nearly being killed by a military train during a non-violent protest. Since then, he has not stopped calling attention to the US government’s defiance of international law through waging...
50 Years on the Frontlines: Phillip Jones Griffith Photographs
The Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Presents: A one-page site containing background materials for the acclaimed show. Curated by George Carrano. Click to view more of Philip's photography.
Veterans for Peace Statement Opposing US Bombing of Iraq and Syria
Veterans know from first hand experience that you cannot bomb your way to peace. More bombing will ultimately mean more division, bloodshed, recruitment for extremist organizations, and a continual cycle of violent intervention. Veterans for Peace September 23, 2014 -...
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