USA: A series of precious documents at the exhibition “Fighting for peace in Vietnam”

During the resistance war for independence and national reunification of the Vietnamese army and people, in the United States broke out a wave of protest against the war that the US government and military waged in Vietnam.

At the University of San Francisco, California, USA in the last days of April, an exhibition titled “Waging Peace in Vietnam” took place. There is a lot of valuable material about the wave of protests America’s War in Vietnam by US service members and veterans. Most are collected from the National Archives of America.

Many precious documents were displayed at the exhibition. (Photo: University of Southern California)

Ron Carver, collector and exhibition organizer, shared:We want to show the truth, we want to ensure credibility when we tell people that, in times of war, thousands of soldiers marched for peace, thousands of marines, thousands of sailors. opposed the war“.

Many American veterans, especially those who have anti-war movementvisited the exhibition.

Mr. Deni Leonard, US veteran, said: “I participated in a lot of activities like this in the years 69-70. I was reminiscing and very emotional“.

At each exhibition venue, Mr. Ron Carver also held talks with professors and university students about the anti-war movement right in the US military.

Mr. Ron Carver said: “This is very important because most Americans do not know about a peace movement within the US military“.

Professor Ron Carver, American Institute for Policy Studies, collector and organizer of the exhibition “Fighting for Peace in Vietnam”. (Photo: siwps.org)

Mr. Stephen Zunes, Professor at the University of San Francisco, commented: “In some respects, the movement against the war in Vietnam was the largest movement in history to challenge American foreign policy, setting the stage for larger problems. It changed America, changed an entire generation of Americans“.

Over the past four years, 12 of these exhibitions have been held, mostly at universities across the United States.

Also at these exhibitions, a book with the same title was introduced to American readers. This is a very elaborate collection of Mr. Ron Carver and his associates, including a lot of pictures, precious documents, and especially the articles of insiders about the wave of protests against the US war. in Viet Nam. This book was first introduced in Vietnam in 2019.

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