Vietnam Veterans Against the War (original) (raw)
It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-eight years later, VVAW is still going strong-- continuing its fight for peace, justice, and the rights of all veterans.
Explore these pages; see what we've done, what we do, and why we do it. The struggle continues, perhaps these days more than ever. VVAW has never stopped working to protect the welfare of those who served their country.
Will you join us?
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Excerpt From THE VETERAN: Now Online
Taken from Gerald McCarthy: Haunted Marine, VVAW Activist, College Professor by Jan Barry (reviewer):
_Hitchhiking Home from Danang: A Memoir of Vietnam, PTSD and Reclamation by Gerald A. McCarthy(McFarland, 2024)_For over 30 years, students at a small Catholic college in upstate New York took composition and literature courses taught by a quirky professor named Gerald McCarthy. Some were appalled to discover that their English prof had gone AWOL from the Marines after a tour in Vietnam and served time in jail. Others were delighted that this acerbic vet—who propelled himself into the University of Iowa Writers Workshop masters' degree program—prodded students to become better writers. "McCarthy has led a very interesting life," one senior wrote on ratemyprofessors.com. "He draws on his experiences in his writing and encourages his students to do the same. When I was his student he really pushed me to dig deeper and do something meaningful. He's passionate about poetry and creative writing.... Read More