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Vets Oppose War
Veterans Against the War (VAW) a local group of armed forces veterans formed to oppose the war in Vietnam have been carrying out a program to convince other veterans and those presently in the service of their views.
The group has written to over 500 GIs in Vietnam explaining their position on the war and why they as ex-soldiers oppose it. Nick Medvecky, VAW secretary, said he felt that this has been the group’s most successful activity. “We have found that from the replies we receive from Vietnam there is a substantial amount of opposition to the war among the troops doing the actual fighting.”
The veterans group also plans to have a large contingent at the April 15th Spring Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam in New York City. The organization’s chairman, Ed Chalom, asks that other veterans interested in the group’s activities and the New York Mobilization write VAW, 1101 W. Warren, Detroit 48201.
Related
See Fifth Estate’s Vietnam Resource Page.