Events

Past Event

Panel: Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War

October 18, 2019
12:10 PM - 2:00 PM
America/New_York
International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027 1501
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents: Panel: Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War Ron Carver Co-editor with David Cortright and Barbara Doherty, Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War; Associate Fellow, New Internationalism, Institute for Policy Studies Jan Barry, Resigned from West Point to become writer and peace activist J.J. Johnson, Member of “Fort Hood Three,” who in 1966 became the first soldiers to publicly refuse to deploy to Vietnam Dr. Howard Levy, Court-martialed in 1967 for refusing to train Special Forces combatants in medical procedures and was sentenced to three years in Federal prison Lt. Susan Schnall, Sentenced to six months hard labor for her antiwar activities Moderated by Sarah Kovner, Senior Research Scholar in the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event ($30)

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Brian Fitzgerald
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