 Insignia designed by co-founder Jan Barry; a response to the logo of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam | |
| Abbreviation | VVAW |
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| Founded at | Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee in New York City |
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| Website | https://www.vvaw.org/ |
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is an American tax-exempt non-profit organization and corporation founded in 1967 to oppose the United States policy and participation in the Vietnam War. VVAW is a national veterans' organization that campaigns for peace, justice, and the rights of all United States military veterans. It publishes a twice-yearly newsletter, The Veteran; this was earlier published more frequently as 1st Casualty (1971–1972) and then as Winter Soldier (1973–1975).
VVAW identifies as anti-war and has roots in the 1960s civil rights movement, though its members are not necessarily pacifists or civil rights activists. Membership has varied greatly, from almost 25,000 veterans during the height of the war to fewer than 2,000 since the late 20th century. The VVAW is widely considered to be among the most influential anti-war organizations of the American Vietnam War era.[1]
- ^ Neale, Jonathan (2003). A People's History of the Vietnam War. New York: The New Press. p. 155. ISBN 1-56584-807-1.