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VETERANS SAY NO TO NIXON Vietnam Veterans Against the War has a membership of over .30,000. We are tri daiiypebntäcrtwith thousands 'more ■.Vietnam1 .Veterans" .-on the unemployment lines, in the factories, at military bäseö, tri drug rehabilitation centers and at the VA's hospitals. Speaking for ourselves., We. .. oppose the Re-election of the President. His solutions to Americans. problems are totally counter-productive!., His so-called concern is preventing us from leading meaningful and productive lives. ,.. It is.Mr. Nixon who, by Presidential decree, is continuing the -.:ar. We. now know his 195.8 "secret Plan" means"150,000 GIs indefinitely fighting in Asia as a "residual force." Vietnam veterans want to see all 150,000 of our brothers home immediately. We need them here an I not in Asia. t -..-.-,- During the past four, years,, Mr.».-... Nixon ordered us to invade Cambodia and support the ARVN invasion of ■ : Laos. We were there, and both operations failed. So Mr,. Nixon changed military tactics. He substituted us with savage American firepower and began bombing North Vietnam again. Vietnam veterans want an end to the fighting. Bring home all the billions of dollars we spend for planes anp military aid to Indochina.. : Finally Mr. Nixon claims he is : keeping our brothers in Vietnam to force the return of our POWs, We don't believe him„ We think ' '* he is using the 350 men (who were shot down and captured while dropping bombs on the people of North Vietnam) as an excuse. Some of those brothers have been in prison for 10 years. And each and every day they're joined by new men being shot down. Having been in a war, we know damn, well that no country is likely to release capture " enemy personnel while it's being attacked. The POX? issue has been made clear by the Vietnamese. Once Mr. Nixon agrees to get out of Indochina, lock, stock, and barrel, North Vietnam would ha^/e no sensible reason for keeping our brothers. Their position becomes even clearer this week when 3 POW's return home. Vietnam veterans want all the- POW's home, we want all our brothers home. There are other issues besides the war demonstrating Mr. Nixon's sorry record. Unemployment among veterans is twice the national average, and in an economy where money talks, it's rough. 700,000 veterans with a "drug problem," it's rough. A GI Bill.that pays $175 a month, it's rough. We know that being.a veteran is rough, but to us thèse issues are secondary in the 1972 elections. We want the war over as the first step, because we know that the war is the main cause of /America's problems today. VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR New York City Chapter 25 West 26th Street Telephone: 725-5680
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Title | Veterans say no to Nixon |
Place of publication | New York, New York |
Publisher | Vietnam Veterans Against the War New York City Chapter |
Publication date | 1972 |
Language | English |
Country | United States |
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Full text | VETERANS SAY NO TO NIXON Vietnam Veterans Against the War has a membership of over .30,000. We are tri daiiypebntäcrtwith thousands 'more ■.Vietnam1 .Veterans" .-on the unemployment lines, in the factories, at military bäseö, tri drug rehabilitation centers and at the VA's hospitals. Speaking for ourselves., We. .. oppose the Re-election of the President. His solutions to Americans. problems are totally counter-productive!., His so-called concern is preventing us from leading meaningful and productive lives. ,.. It is.Mr. Nixon who, by Presidential decree, is continuing the -.:ar. We. now know his 195.8 "secret Plan" means"150,000 GIs indefinitely fighting in Asia as a "residual force." Vietnam veterans want to see all 150,000 of our brothers home immediately. We need them here an I not in Asia. t -..-.-,- During the past four, years,, Mr.».-... Nixon ordered us to invade Cambodia and support the ARVN invasion of ■ : Laos. We were there, and both operations failed. So Mr,. Nixon changed military tactics. He substituted us with savage American firepower and began bombing North Vietnam again. Vietnam veterans want an end to the fighting. Bring home all the billions of dollars we spend for planes anp military aid to Indochina.. : Finally Mr. Nixon claims he is : keeping our brothers in Vietnam to force the return of our POWs, We don't believe him„ We think ' '* he is using the 350 men (who were shot down and captured while dropping bombs on the people of North Vietnam) as an excuse. Some of those brothers have been in prison for 10 years. And each and every day they're joined by new men being shot down. Having been in a war, we know damn, well that no country is likely to release capture " enemy personnel while it's being attacked. The POX? issue has been made clear by the Vietnamese. Once Mr. Nixon agrees to get out of Indochina, lock, stock, and barrel, North Vietnam would ha^/e no sensible reason for keeping our brothers. Their position becomes even clearer this week when 3 POW's return home. Vietnam veterans want all the- POW's home, we want all our brothers home. There are other issues besides the war demonstrating Mr. Nixon's sorry record. Unemployment among veterans is twice the national average, and in an economy where money talks, it's rough. 700,000 veterans with a "drug problem" it's rough. A GI Bill.that pays $175 a month, it's rough. We know that being.a veteran is rough, but to us thèse issues are secondary in the 1972 elections. We want the war over as the first step, because we know that the war is the main cause of /America's problems today. VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR New York City Chapter 25 West 26th Street Telephone: 725-5680 |
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