Vietnam Veterans Against the War 
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11/6/2022
Russian Soldiers' Calls Home Echo Moral Injury Testimony of Vietnam Vets
by Elise Lemire
Translations of intercepted calls from Russian soliders in Ukraine reveal guilt, shame, anger, and loss of faith in national institutions and leadership that echo the testimony of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Will these veterans help launch resistance to Russian militarism?
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6/13/2021
The Night Vietnam Veterans Stormed Bunker Hill
by Elise Lemire
The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775 was a military defeat for the Continental Army but a coup for morale. In 1971, Vietnam Veterans Against the War won a nonviolent battle at the site for the allegiance of the working class residents of Charlestown.
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4/18/2021
The Real Patriots Invaded the Nation’s Capital Fifty Years Ago
by Elise Lemire
On this Patriots’ Day, fifty years after a battalion of Vietnam veterans brought their anguish and their outrage to the Capitol Building, we are reminded of the idealistic threads connecting the militiamen of Lexington and Concord and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
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