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September 02, 2004

The VVAW and Radio Hanoi
Posted by McQ

As is obvious for anyone who's read anything I've written about John Kerry's post-war activities with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), I'm not a fan of either. So I probably won't take advantage of the offer the VVAW to buy copies of audio cassettes they had made featuring Radio Hanoi during the Vietnam war.

In case you're wondering, the VVAW describes them thusly:

Except for a change from patriotic Vietnamese music in the earlier tapes to American rock and folk music later, the format of Radio Hanoi's Voice of Vietnam remained basically the same over the years, and includes:

News headlines and reports critical of the Vietnam War from the World, and from around the world

Combat Action Reports, with descriptions of the fighting and the names and locations of the American units involved

Lists of the names, ranks, and serial numbers of Americans killed in action during the previous 24 hours, along with their families' names and hometown addresses

Speeches, poems and songs by American POWs, deserters and antiwar activists

Reports on the anti-Vietnam War activities of active duty GIs, primarily in the US and in Europe, and on VVAW's actions (including the Winter Soldier Investigation, Operation Heart of America, and the signing of the People's Peace Treaty)

Reminders that "Vietnam is not American soil," concern that "you could go home in a body bag," and encouragement to "demand your withdrawal from Vietnam now"

Copies of the Radio Hanoi/Radio Peking tapes, cassette and reel-to-reel, are available from VVRN.

How special. Make sure you support the VVAW by buying a copy or two of these tapes so you can thrill to the reading of the names of the US dead, gasp at the readings, poetry and songs from deserters and the anti-war crowd, revel in the reports about the anti-war activities of the VVAW.

Is it any wonder Kerry's picture hangs in the hall of the Vietnamese museum dedicated to those who helped them win the war?

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