Letters, May 24, 1971

The Antiwar Veterans

Sir: Operation Dewey Canyon III in Washington [May 3] was an excellent illustration of our disgusting situation in Southeast Asia. The actors are veterans. Who should be listened to more attentively? The phrase "They're cowards—they're afraid to go" cannot be utilized here. They have gone. Who could turn his back on a blinded or limbless soldier whose purpose is not evasion of the draft but instruction on the horrifying results of the draft?

JOHN G. POSA St. Clair Shores, Mich.

Sir: This little old lady in dirty white sneakers did not find...

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