The group congregated in 1967, with six Vietnam veterans marching together in a peace demonstration. The veterans provided insight saying that soldiers fought because they lacked another option; not all of them agreed with what they were fighting for. They provided an outlet and support for veterans and their families dealing with the after effects of war.VVAW describes itself as a national veterans’ organization that campaigns for peace, justice, and the rights of all United States military veterans. September 4th through the 7th, 1970, the VVAW held “Operation RAW (Rapid American Withdrawal)”. They demonstrated by marching through Middle American towns simulating a search & destroy mission. They were dressed in full fatigue, taking prisoners, interrogating them, and seizing property. In December 1971, as another demonstration, fifteen VVAW activists barricaded and occupied the Statue of Liberty for two days. This was an attempt to grasp the attention of the public and draw more people to advocate the anti-war cause.
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