- “nh Yon we “four Arun: Sone Oecke: by Metovibs for Peace in Vietiam. After CHIARA, ‘Adtairal True wil spent in De. Vtreit, Ook Td oCVeterans: gainst. the Wor). Pillsburgh Och ath (Vetektas_for fae) andl. Philadelphia: Oet. Wth ‘(ete srans for Ponce In Vietnam), ‘The PIs: | ‘burad Vets are “at! Soe “next issue of VS&SP fora: amijor “artele by Adriiral Truc, Semen ped it oR E Ge ge tage EINES a Lene dee er anti pi amen St tries tect . AL yesra a Marino pilot, heads Into the ats tack again  fhis thne on Dean Rusk and ths rotten war in Vietnam, The Miami “Bench Sua published thig photo hy Ted Proas on July 14, 1967, when Moody, ac« tive iy Miami Vets for Peace, Joined thelr dentansteation at a Rusk speach, . Gal, Mody, holdor of tho Ale Madal (with ~ [ _ pes id * See. See Ee See Sale irae, * ather Teorations, entered combat at Gua- daiconal and led YME AN) S41, the Helleat a Hylling me der PEACA, . * w a wees Poktoy, signalling victory in 1945. Ho's still 5 = ea AW 52216 Doctld: 32397501 Page 6 Lt. Cel. Roynalida Moaidy, Use. (Roepe Sie seer 9, in oChivae's” ‘Orchestra Tfall, sponsored af t re Pere § ats 4 er sy nadia: a& appearances on: the 40th in nation-wide. mass movement capable of. an Gordinators, for the tour, VS heiv addvass is on page 3, getiss “the Committee) at 657 Broadway, News" - and yollowarh 0°, ; In. a response 4 hat clearly was ‘tar mora. “ee aon” SOLO: hens at (nigiee VES eur OUP aE dhdividual on thelr ow level: of foliiangy be all apnononts of the wary fee “Stpatecte’ objectives: the ‘bullding of “forging the US, Government to end the Hlegal, imunoral and unjust war. being: ‘ waged against the’ Vietnamese people's - Overall comimand isin the handy of the ot Mobilization ‘Com ee tional, dn Washington Aug. 25, Brochittes, leaflets, " posters, ‘stickers, buttons. and. transport. and housing information avé available from “. York, NX TOONS “Ctely 212 875-4603), Pele “ UWS. Embassies and- Consulates in ‘vir tually every major city of thecworld will ~ “svitnoss solidarity confrontations Oct, @ist arrantend by the peace forces of the ve6s spective countries, : * Led by veterans: of Victian, Ko cn," World War It and World War I, the mr ngse" ml demons raters: will march from. assent- bly points near Washington's Mall across * all five bridges spanning: the Potomae River: oF ollow! ing ‘the uprising: ain ‘Detioit; ‘News “ark, and Aumerous other cities acros¢ the - nation, the Prosident ealled for a nation«"; al day of prayer, At loast one man tool: him serlously, Bishop Fulton Sheen, from his pulpit at Sacred Heart Cathed tar in Rochestet, NY asked the questions: “Could we not also be reconciled with our. “brothers in Vietnam? May we plead only=- for a reconciliation between blacks and” whites, and not between: blacks and whites, than the Prosktent bargained for, Bishop. Sheen, speaking “only as a Christian," asks ad the President to announce: “ne the name of God who bade ws love our neigh< bow with our whole hoart. add sout. and " elusters), Distinguished Flying Cress and mind for tha. sake’ of reconciliation, I shall withdraw all ‘our-fotees inunediate-: ly from Southert Vietnam, ao that, in the aguadros thar landed in Japanose-oecupied words of Tincoln, we nay unite in indst.. . hunibly offering our prayers and ee Hons to the Great Lord and Ruler of Bie smth NEA TVietnom, Whose Adiainistrative © Gert {lee Siiliited the plan at a meeting ine Mecav: ert 1 we S.D), i¢ Velorans Tor Peace iu Visinam: observed: that veterans have: a “special interest” ty working toward world. peace, “including a: Resolution | of the confhiet ta Vietnam? at “}Pext of. the’ letter follows: best . Dear Frieiida: oY : : sMetorans havea special interest. in working: toward world peace, including a resolution of the. confliet in Vioinam. : Towish, you well in you .efforts: to belog about an honorable and ca to the watt os: : Sincerely, VECF “fespand thelr dramatic confrontation with | anit ‘@ syribol of U.S. militatisr, © On. the Petligon grounds a variety ‘of peace aelivities — picketing, draniatic press” “sentations, rallies — conducted throughout the day will contrast sharply - with “the » fC ‘on tinued ot back page) : tignal: and other sins’, we cae ‘ Turning back’ ‘to internal ‘violence: that prompted the President's: request, the. Bi« “shop of some TV fame charged! “While ‘we are rightly condemning violence on the ° £ part of others, have we forgotten that thes Lord ‘told us that His ‘kingdom is ‘gained ‘by violence and the violent carry it away.” ) But this violence,” continued: Sheen, Mig ' to be against our own ovotism, our hate, our selfishness, our isolation from the bur’ dens, squstration, cares, poverty, hunger‘ and thirst of “others.” No other member of the U.S. Roman Catholic hierarehy has. : taken such..2° forthright position against“ he President's Vietnam policy, Tu contrast -: to statements made by influential hawk : “Cardinal Francis Spellman of New. York.“ - Bishop Sheen's sevnion gave naw stimulus ° to the Peace Movement’s: attempt toe gies: Aist the other of. the nation's Tatye Ros man cattoll = : ~ what do wecdo now that we ave invelved., J Support ne Neacol ott poverinient su) yes “aot how, abd Hever were, in favor of the oo. ya Sy : . : a nlace, for. the pumpose for which we sre o! Sons, aind beseech him’ to pardon our’ nats ‘i “ot out of context T just want to road one "YF believe that if-we had, and would keep che ae es ee i. iy, teh dite h ea OR as inst Dhak Calls of elon We COME Unie te make a dociyian 4 : “GEN, SHOUD: % Wow seanr bo be Astin that hes didn’t. Tn not aware of whether. hese ov whether they did't. The: only’ ; thing: that Tay aware of is that; the one g who had: the final deo sion, dcuided, to. do : whab we're now dole. oo a bre SCAT I Fe seems. front the pontnicuts “of ae “most of Me leading’ qonarals ava aittary oss { figures inc the mlininistration coder, thet oo cen E o theyp-enthusiosticoalty st rpport Ure Wielrem oo: ; “policy. Ts that werent S ; GEN. SHOUP: I thints there's a reoat : 'distinetion, John, bebween Vietaan: poliev of pretties involved, and Vietnam polievcof = Ont Now J don't think thal there's’ a military oo Matoalvescand-“Tohepe that there are NO UAmouicans Alive, thal don’t enthusiastically pees 5 atk he aa tnt ie ag pbortne nur treaps that are in combat Bey Absolutely, Bub DoUhink sou ead find mite 0. Hons of peeplagdid-L nin aniieet them a Breaalomany anilibiey Heaps. that are i gett eect poli¢y of getting involved ip fhe ground > Mae oe Warlare in South Vietnam fo the extent 5" that. we gow are oc. ’ They're ordered there, But Ww het! mor thiee should ‘have. over gone in thera in the Girstiucne8 told they rust be in there is w hat-Z I quess: : ‘tion... ee ~ SCAL General, at the wiske of quating sentenced “in that speach that yeu made. our. binodly, dirty, dollar-evooked Fingers ws aul tte business’ of those nations: go fills. . - “OF depressed, exploited people, ere fine . arciye at a solution of their own.” ? wo GEN, SHOUP! Right. ope vf te “ SOALU: Is this te’ basis” of your whole wee tte Thaatetert a Sn te ct ate thei ti it an _ case? . GEN. SrroOUr: Well, 2 think perl Yap, you could use that as a hasige. . a, .- During the course 6 the interwiew, Gone, Shoup made mention of America’s failure. -: + ow da “to.eo to theveld of the. “Glungarian. Free. 0° °° and juxtaposed this with our present posi: - : Yon in Vietnam. suet Wes: aup Also stated he fel Mat it “was noesible for us to ee-existavilleont. 5. ; minsisnt, and that he hellewed that Newio . 6 0. | “(Continued on. back paced i ore ce a a A me SG NYY tt OER eH i tony Fighters” in the 1956 uprising, and 00 on ¥
{ MS er eee eel ¢ ee Ey tl, HW 53216 cohen ei gai B ne, Sie ee te ieee cette ein wan So Rin, tie Saat Ra eh vette te mei i SOE “ea i mt a 8 we a ine, meena AEE ea ag ie ee men cou) 7, empire | ~ Vietnam and} 5 for S4 consecutive years, and is now or tired U.S tank, Dut ng World War I he was pwarde for gallantry in action. Ile was awarded the United States Distinguished “Service Medal, hichest- aon-combat military award, . Hews elected to the French Legion of Tlonor. Siiee his retirement. he has spent . 344 years doing graduate worl: in Inter- waAtionnl Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. He shas: been published in joadine U. S. periodicals, ITe has erdss-. and is co-author of On the Brink. He lives in Asheville, N.C, ; ; First, I want to make it clear that I be- Hove in individual self defense and in na- tional defense, Both must be clearly de- fensive; Not acts of aggression, ‘Che. indivi *“daal-must be prepared te defend. his ac ‘tion “before the domestic courts. And: any national fovernment should be required to secure (he approval of the sovereign people befove: acting, except in repélling surprise attack, The people,.in torn, should act ently out of proper respect. for world opinion and In their vital interests, tant. siolation of the principle Jaid out above than the. present Johnson Admini atration’s war aedinst the Vietnamese: neaple. PT ed ina speech: fo the Governors’, Confers once. Seallie; Washingion, Aug. 4, 7953, Genctal ddsenhiwer, then President ate tamsled to qustify the use of U.S. tax» payers’ mioney in financing the- Trroneh people be these words, (Let ts assume we Cie Anat typae ya nestasata, fhe acti z 5 veggie Ber, fala, 1 c 323! 7504), Page,.? dnetne there which thele future piey. bo -golng are ates oh ae f Pa » General Hester served in the U.S; Arniy. | Neeular Army officer of Oag- ed the Silver Star and the Croix de Guerre: ed the nation 3 times on lecture tours. Te would be difficult to find a more blow Colonial War against the Tndo-Chinese- gow Vietnamese ‘people, : and. ane: direction “ta this stage secondary tn the above statements by Eisenhower’ . feeedom or independence of the poople.... who live Inthe area, Nor is any mention < smade of the obvious fact. that the raw. materials “of the aren were available too’ all -customiors in aecordance with standard - - legal trade practices among sovereign peo- © Chee that Colonial France was defeated” ment’ quoted “above, he knew: very that here is no lack of patriotism among ° the Ainerican people, or shortage of young - men willing io die for the true interests: Re of their country, Ho also knew that the : What may have happened to him, and,, {foar, to many others, is that he and they = place ‘the loss of official face above the - Joss of human Hife,; nnd loyalty to’ the joyally. ‘This is “at Dienbienphu: in. 1954, despite massive. gmong the ruling class in the Nation State US. ald; once that Cardinal Spellman’s « Catholi¢ Mandarin, Neo Dink, Diem, was , “shetalled as the Tlacnhower Administra. tion's Quisling south of parallel 17, then” freedom, independence “self-<datermination, et ecleray became the official propaganda order of the day. Now, the Johnson Ad- ministration hag taken over the French: Colonial War in Indo-China, and made ite into an American Imperial War in open -yiolation of the U.S. Constitution, WS ‘obligations ‘under. the United Nations .. Charter and “the ' Misenhower nott-inter © * ference pledges, 'The whole sordid affair .. is. exposed and set forth Ih.a- carefully _ detailedt documient in a setolarly. article, :. ‘opThe Vietnam Lobby," by Robert Scheer -and. Williams Tinekle «in the July, 1963" Fi issue of. Ramparts Magazine.) + “ _ fhe Johnson Administration -has been”. unable to prove any of its alleged justifl- we cations for lis. Vietnamese War. Far from, Gt: there, is strong avidence of. skuldugeo=  gorye Tom, Wicker of the Now York Times” - reported in esquire, June 1965,.that Me. Johogon had been qirrying his. Tonkin Gul Resolution of acigtet, 1964,. around. for Weeks waiting for -acullable time to.” submit it. Don and Artiur~Larson An as booldet, “Vietnam. and: Beyond" (Duke es University Press) show clearly thal Risers: Hower made ono milllary commitment avhatsoever. to the ‘Salgon Quislines. boven: the Geneval told the prose, Auge 27, 1065, thal he wag not even “talking about mlll~. fary ald’ 1 I. Stone's OVeckiy, and: the New Republic, in independent” analvecs “eomplotely refuted the charge nade in the ~ State Departments While: Vaner ef-euts 1065, (hat, North Mielnais “aces Sey fagssive nid do the A ete Py tierciselawe [hi Pp leceece as. e ted in ihe con machinations oc System, where it is often conunon practice to place’ the interest of the privileged [ow “ahove the yeneral interest of the public. aval abd Mec nile he Johnson War in Vietnam is notin the ine). ard McGee, no mention fs made of the fepost.of the American people As a matter +: of fact, he is. on record as publicly opposing the war, carlier\) : nthe vital tuterests of the American pcos, “ple, L-do not belleve Jor a moment thate “Feo Administyation would have any real diffieulty In«vaising a volunteer. military. force of the required: number. Joana cone, yineed that (he best students: im our eels lees and universities would promptly we yvolinteer for service, There is an idealsm “ gimong our young people which is, D fear, “pot matebed by those fy thele thirties a4 forties. Olherwise the military-fit hawks |<” would: be enisting. : wo Phe sad. trutlyds that the informed by establishment: above “any other. national ~ not une onpm on. tf Mr, Johnson's War in. Vietnam was- oy M/Sgt) Donald, Duncan, a much-decor= ated Speclal Forces ("Green beret”) hero.. * 2  4agith 10 years’ service including 18 -months in Vietnam, troined dow a battleficld . conmlssion as Captdln to come home and -donownce the Viet war in the famed artlele “pie Whole Thing Was a Lic!” in the Feb= Reprints of the article are available from Vets for Peace, Box $598, Chicago, MM. 60680; at ie each, 10/$1.00. Duncan anil be a regular contributor to VSESP. "Much has” Vietnam. Lbw fond a thing so farcical but. I was Interes« ‘i of polilicians and ey voices deplor- tho alarm at the and Thicu are wel- sod by their dismay. ather “respectables.’ ing and “pointing een Serra ‘believe they only naw. he Vietnamese military: 4 “wary, 1966, issue of Ramparts Magazine. - . rade of the’ election ih prise to hear LAT de: Sopaw wat of ageres afd. out. of government know thatthe security of thisnalion ds ‘not threatened by. the Vietnamese people in tiny Way, or by -.- any other Asian people, The Jobnson Ade - “yainistration fs simply wagitig a naked and <°. sion. in Vietnam in its. oprab for global power. dnp de the elections are not fale we should So opagle ap and leave Vietnam; otherwise our soldiers there will be dying for nothing. Others are saying we can't got out what- ever oor those 15,000 already isilled | will . have died Cor nothing, Both groups. miss “the polit: Only the most upinformed can’: . sill believe our aims in Vietnam are to a establish “an independent democracy. Elece 2. tion processes of themselves don't make": demouratic processes. Tn anelection: where the largest single _ organized groan of people (aside from the tS. Army, ifn Vietnani, the NLD, is denied access ta the electoral process, by defini+ tion it ig a fares, Since it was this same. denial whieh: Nelped start, the war, pers”. petuatling. such denlal-is not likely te stop “Only A ‘tetal” politleal-ceortomic-social ~ revolution of Vietnamese origin vill solve that eountey’s problers, which is the very ~ thing the US. is lying to. prevent. Ine -gtead we give them elections, - The pot missed by. the “sespectables’ ~~ wis (hig, eon the beginning, ibis country has supported and encouraged one cor. wupt dietatovial veeime after another i Vietmany Our billions Have served to. in eresse (he corruption. in Uiose rare areas eontrolied be eur troops Lhe Balgon regime “ayses “tha areas to Inereasé thelr dictatorial powers not lesen thom Te we centinue to jerpose the likes ob ky and. Thied-e tes Mietnamese firouch phoriv aleslioss ae Gece cf see fEORNe § yay : eee La AG imei in, an i iis sr L ™ Serine we enone Yon Loar eR EN Fareresieary *
lo fraps Vane area, Would conse cursing 2h Nae Wate Cintas, coGeneral - Biserhewer nine have added’: Ho ecbaht, malignnese, il, ries, “rubber urae> » Jahun, to Un -aned-tuneeten di iis abi¢rpt. eo eee ed juetitiention for the tise of pultie funds : : [os for spovla, Interests = 0 wee as a oe pou Twelve wente Jatesoa Democratic. Senas “ar ibbtoes iso tov, Gale Metioa, af Wyoming, Ina Senate | ho sperch Web. 17, ‘GS, atternpled to Justify the. dye UIs oof Wietnaanese Mion, Wopten, and . q a) ‘children, and American hoys cin these! . yee » Werds: “The. Exapire In southioast Asia ey ne is the last large resource fren autsile the ran OY gontrel ef any one of tha major powers oe vee Ht oon upset * eo bolanee of the World ° i +a. T Detewe that the esndition of. the + “emanates ana anni wavs i folie ng . fio. was right | Pep od ; : ge ‘ Lost year De. Madtin ution King was, : » . Pounds condoned by mieh ab Ue Arie lean press and: by many governnient offle cials fov assochiling the clyit tights move> ment with the antbwar movements 1b was ; Slane that-wreat Herm would be done . the cause of civil sights in ils eouniry. Unforlimately many Negroes were sway- el by these arcumeonts against Dr, King aniiacay activities, Tt is te be hoped that recent oscurrences in U.S, cities will indi« eate to them that they have been duped. The recent racial disturbances in seme ULS. cities should serve to convince Ligne.” unUl now-—reluctant element of the Nerre’ community that the war in Vietnant is. hot condceive te thele interests, ‘These disturbances have pointed up the hopeless. hess cnd despatr of So nich of the blacle population of this country. Tk is ptobably irrelevant whether the majority of No * . BMoes apres on the immorality of Amert« can aesen In Vielnani, Rut if must surely. boy olwiote—or fapidly hecoming so—that - fC is riMiculous to concentrate ae much Amerioan meney In. Vietnan when we have a meter erste right here In the U.S): “The crisis of Inadequate education and the é + Page @& Docld: 32397501 a ee and veirained from supporting Nim da hig « “¢, Dow. Ubroatening (a “eyplode "inte Ate. 5, 1053.) And’. & world’ disaster, could not,’ inimy ‘cons, shléred jilement, Haves beoa’ pulled coft without the. mistake: ef oa: Conyressionat peacelimie-conseriplian act This wap could bevended In a Shork Ume’ even now Uf (he Congress nad réfused’ te extend military conserlnlion beyond June 80, 1967, Senator , Pepe Russell fove unintentional sup. ri port to this view Inthe Senate draft”) soaquaily larclea) Constitullon and ssemiily Was GnlV-ONe of Une more recon oxdtayles 5 pegs on aide oe : $ a ae eae ra The fotlawing ts a diroetory debate, May 11, 1967, when he stated, “If | erans for Peace yroupa wo know of. Plaase We are to go into the open niarket. and Hite hier to constitute din-armed force of 3,500,000 men, there wold hardly be enouh monoy to carry on the other opars aiions of government?” fe When Senator Russell. made the state. isolation “of lack Americans In slums ‘and poverty. nowlng those -conditiong ~ ene: would imagine that the letidest voles for éessnllon of U.S. participation jv the Vieta” mun War would be that of Black Amioricans* Addo ie problentof the urhaw Negroes that of some of the rural Southern Necrocs. ae oe (Oi iee: 1600 We Madigan SE, Ba, Baty ooo” “ae Ee v, New York, Mey Vork 10011 and (he. justilleation for demanding the US withdrawal from- Vietiant becdines” canis polling. One has only to cousiler the res. eént repdrt hy some doctors of the condi: Hons that prevail ia the Mississippl Deltar : “. «+ «We saw homes with children who dre licky to eat one meal a day. 5. who don't get mille, fruit; Groen vepota- -bles, or meat. oicTHey hove [terally no- ibing ... They are Uving under such pri- milive conditions that we: found i¢ hard to believe we were examining Anserleo. chikiven of -the 20th Century.” Yet the U.S, government. spends: biliiong “In Viot« cham, According to the reeent Republican’ Party white paper on. the Vietnam war “S: Weterane for Be sa tire national budget" on’ the Victnani: 542 North Alexandria the U.S. is spending “one-fifth of Its on: conflict alone a -:, Pa Ne And ‘consider the’ horrible * mnconeraity: of being able to spend-+ billions abroad. to: nike war on hutians and not being able “to spend 20.million dollars at hame te: “yi take war on pats. 6, ee i Black -Amoricang should ~dlsausociate . themselves from any. liplleatton they approve of or condone the Vietnam wan, Thoy should lett cbe eaowi that they object tochavine: in Vietnam, ‘beeausé the; reat fight for, frocdom. is right. here; right new, that: Black «American: Ughting nien.asked te Jay down (hele lives “stad Ia Invnediately any corrections or: additions you know shauld- bo made, If « You Soa a grove listed In your rea, Joly PPh: Atioita ‘Voleenos fer Peace. . 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_ “". Areeléen, ite Constibatien and laws, } py Tan Ceumb, Viet Vets Bditor “reye~aeh veterans of the Vietndin war, We stand t mieries, forelen and done wide ; aAAla believe fr frendony to speak, to thi “Ae eligwadin democracy. : ea do nor belleve our country shoukl be supporled ‘right or wrong’ but rather Peo thet it is ouredemocratia duty.te challenge | i") pevernmient policits when we conscien« | Uously beheve them to be wrong, “ve believe that the conflict in which “the United Sintes is cngayed in VietNam ia wrong, unjustifiable and eoritrary to the pringiptes on which this. eourtry «was founded. . ; fs “Wa Joli the dissent of the millions of Agierieang against this wees We sanport ade Buddies sUIL in Viet-Nant We want then? home alive. We want tryont home: now, We wert to prevent any other young | man from being sent te VietNam, We wat an end tothe war now, ite pelieve that this, is the highest - paltiolisnn.” . . tinder the ideals of the above credo cennally written and wyeteNam veterans Grom Wew York. of June 2, 1907 organized VIETNAM ‘VIET. * ~RANS AGAINST ‘TILE “WAR, Since then, the group - an outgrowth of ime Record of £6. June, 1967 dividual ‘VietNam Voleran participation ak the April 15 demonstration in: New rapidly. served in VietNam or off-shore (sorte for mere than yne tour) front right wp through the prasent. they have served qwith nearly overy ang aver thore, including: MAAG, 5th Spécial ‘wérees, Sth Marines, 70s Fleet warviers.and “standing which cam come the Merchant who: have actually -participated in deetroyers, the Ale Jforce, Staring, and a. variety of Army airborne, ° fyehting In Vietnam. “"Phese letters. are infantry signal, togisti¢s, aviation and in. tank units. At present they Tange fam PFC to Captain. ; Aeeoriineg to Wrencis R. Racks, Secret. news’ Preasnrer eCThe new rroun,. VST <M VEEERANS AGAUNST THE-AWAL.. young menowhe whole these Iefters make fg nok a membership o exiiealion per 8Cs pel Tanctons more o3 5 eoordinaling "i ed in New Yorks, for are ehiarinehouas, base Page nk, to change our mind and to dissent.” ; iN BEAST MNT IT * York ‘Clty and a Hiroshima momoration tat alse supported . Howard Jews right Snpenrey are pending, jeatleted Now York's 53 Port Authority and several altporta across”. the country, nomber df churel, college; community poace groups. Ta silat those aeliona Theys- 5 have recelved a growing amount of perc se attention, lacluding: national rad’) * co “  hetopviews, panel digsussions “ar © “Various indiwidualg; and he o- have Goon feared in a number of news, papeté and magazines. rte TIE WAR ig presently located at 17 ast 47th Street New Vork, New York 10003, - Telephone: (212) 989-99TC.. 8 feos A '< aphe followhig is front the Congressional : adopted Jater) six ., " Mr. FUL ae . with eo0Gral other Senators, T-have made york and. the Mfemorial Day veterans - numerous spoeches eoremony in Washington. ¢- has expanded  eontintied esealatlon of the svar Collectively ils wiembers have . yarn, of Yeould; but after t road the letters which the late 1950's] shall ask. unanimous consent to have y: were, in their joint disregard of <truth Individually frinted in the Record as a part of my. yormnrks, » have lacked a depth of fecling and under- - paceived, bat’ thoy are typical and they: body < they are couranontie red devoted te os re : -gountees: bel! bewond ciel. pe ae Ly adit ViebNanmt veterans. strates a: dais pocla: 32397801” Bage 9° strate a Jainiants Bg Pee; We believe Jn the United States ‘of eady to defend our nation against 28 oarseencun tiger Day con | Cant «8 to ball awhile hle.s. and provided: speakers to. a food 4 iady VIETNAM VIETERANS | AGAINST ASE EAI OER OPN G Mink vets oy _polley. Net one word - about) roponsible, - reasoned objections to this war by men of sprincipla—no, we eoulda't. admit thats 9 ~ -Fellowing the VOA broadcast T ‘turned | “to Radio Peklig. The usual inanitios about ”. fie “glorious thought of Chairman Mac"® gounded somehow different. +~ because 2” yenlbed «how close the two . distortions Mr, President, alot itr opposition fo the. in’ Viebs .* T Have tried to be as persuasive ag | while pursuing doctrine, Toam horrified “that my poversinent is unable te admit. _to tie world that there is any possilility: “et Mervoe’ In. te thought. low cain we exnect-other peoples to believe us on any” dubieck when we tell Iles about ourselves? ~ = Suk this isoreally a small point, which > ‘ogeily assunges a deeper disconient - this” “evening ibis fairly quiet, bul Monday,- “while cat: the province chie(s “house: fe ~ “Jaree party enjoyed good <Tood. and jour: music, In the next valley over the ridge the SOnounders. fell steadily Pla lias Aferett sort ol ansie, D<O2) : tT confess that my arguments: orily ‘from. lose: “ithe oe by no means all of” the letters of Unig character which 1 have: darey A conviction arel a conesri which seems. fo me to be unanswers bles The one proud of .our soung ner. ist he *s B ? ¥ ae . Sot gga veyebayg ab db beet, Te ase RON wetta es pak Phas “pial oe ¢ tery first, ae. Doreeall, wer the : 4 Shy ue Sad xy eBe CAEP Go GEPT a GANS GE 5 denounce the war they fought In N.Y.) 15 Apr. 67+ Photo: Ted Reich. | - ‘pats. Exeept (iat the Communists .ace at Jeast Vietnamese, and cannot possibly “. behave towards other Vietnamese ag the Boreas do. . Of course, T de my share inthe lunatic. “ward, 2 have even. been reprimanded’ for over-enthuslastie pussuit of VC. Part ofit is just compensation — [t is refreshing, atler seeing so many infccent people sub far, (a meet real, ive hostile forece capable ~: ‘of striking back. : ” “This evening they’ showed the JF Ro doe we? “eumienlary filer bere in the MACY. forms pound. L eould not Nelo but [eel a creat... sense of loss-ag 1 listened: to ihe richly polling phrases—whatevar has become of: ee our dreani? 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