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Documentary films. External links. 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.
A G.I. Joe comic showing a classic example of an antiwar hippie spitting on a returning Vietnam vet. There is a persistent myth or misconception that many Vietnam veterans were spat on and vilified by antiwar protesters during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These stories, which overwhelmingly surfaced many years after the war, usually involve ...
The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam is a 1998 book by Vietnam veteran and sociology professor Jerry Lembcke. The book is an analysis of the widely believed narrative that American soldiers were spat upon and insulted by anti-war protesters upon returning home from the Vietnam War. [1] .
- Jerry Lembcke
- 1998
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It all started in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. Now, fifty-seven 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.
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Sep 25, 2017 · Tony Auth on Vietnam’s role in his career as a political cartoonist. From the Tony Auth archives an excerpt from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's 2005 interview with the Library of Congress. September 25, 2017. This story is part of a WHYY series examining how the United States, four decades later, is still processing the Vietnam War.
Sep 21, 2017 · Marvel Comics’ “The ‘Nam” (1986-1993), written and edited by Vietnam War veterans Doug Murray and Larry Hama, reflects the medium’s ability to narrate the past while addressing the politics...
