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Vietnam Vets Walk Point Once Again

Julia Wells | Thursday, November 16 2017 - 3:15pm

Four Islanders who are Vietnam War veterans spoke frankly and movingly in the Gazette newsroom last week about their experiences in an unpopular war that divided the country.

Viet Nam War
Tuesdays in the Newsroom
 

 

 

Open Letter from One Veteran of Viet Nam

Woody Williams
Misconceptions of Viet Nam veterans to be cleared up this Memorial Day:
 
1) That we were dragged into military servic
Friday, May 24 1985 - 7:59pm
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Vineyard Veterans of Viet Nam Come Home

Andrew J. Shanley
They went to the wall together and cried.
 
“It was like going to meet a friend...and finally saying goodbye.”
Friday, November 19 1982 - 5:11pm
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The Island’s Veterans of Vietnam Carry a War’s Burden of Unsettling Memories

Andrew J. Shanley
Woody Williams graduated from the Island’s regional high school in 1969 and went off to fight a war.
Friday, August 7 1981 - 3:46pm
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Lt. John R. Painter Lost in Tonkin Gulf

Vineyard Gazette
Notification was received this week by his family, of the death in the Gulf of Tonkin of United States Navy Lt.
Friday, June 25 1971 - 3:08pm
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Islanders to Take Part in March on Washington

Vineyard Gazette
A group of Islanders will be participating in the March on Washington on April 24, which is being organized by the National Peace Coalition, call
Friday, April 16 1971 - 3:40pm
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Kivie Kaplan Describes Peace March Experience

Vineyard Gazette
Kivie Kaplan of Chestnut Hill and Vineyard Haven, a civil rights leader active in the national N.A.A.C.P., was among those who attended the Peace
Friday, November 28 1969 - 3:16pm
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