Amnesty demonstration press release   Save
Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization  Collection
Description: Press release about an amnesty demonstration planned by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization (VVAW/WSO) Columbus chapter on May 17, 1974. The release explains the plans for the demonstration and outlines the demands of the demonstrators, which included universal unconditional amnesty for all war protestors and resistors (including those in the armed forces), withdrawal of US troops and aid from South Vietnam, and single-type discharges for all veterans. Additional demands included better benefits for veterans and the removal of President Richard Nixon from office, as well as recognition of Post-Vietnam Syndrome or PVS, now more commonly recognized as the physical and psychological symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS513_B01F28_01_01
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); Protests and protestors; Activism; Veterans;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)