by Jeff Paterson | August 12, 2023 | Tour
By John Koehler. Reprinted from Peace & Planet News [su_dropcap size=”4″]I[/su_dropcap] first learned about the 2016 VFP Tour to Vietnam when returning from a VFP trip to Cuba in 2015. I scanned the flyer once and decided that I would be going and...
by Jeff Paterson | August 12, 2023 | Tour
Reprinted with permission from VVAW’S “THE VETERAN” newspaper By Nadya Williams Countless veterans of the Viet Nam war have returned to that country to heal and make amends. Since 2012, Veterans For Peace (VFP) has mounted annual trips back with a...
by Jeff Paterson | March 16, 2023 | Tour
From 2012 through 2019, Chapter 160 of Veterans For Peace hosted a yearly two-week insider tour of Viet Nam, a former war-torn country that is now a nation of peace and beauty. These tours are truly memorable, and the second experience of a lifetime for Viet Nam...
by Jeff Paterson | August 12, 2020 | Tour, Video
More than 40 American veterans of the war in Viet Nam toured the country then attended the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the My Lai Massacre. Since 2012, VFP Chapter 160 has led annual delegations to Viet Nam to support programs for the victims of the war....
by Jeff Paterson | July 27, 2020 | Tour
Alternative proposal for continued help to EO and Agent Orange victims In lieu of this year’s trip, members and former tour participants might still wish to make a donation. In the past each tour member was asked to make a $1,000 donation which was pooled with other...
by Jeff Paterson | April 13, 2020 | News and Views, Tour
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions the 2020 tour has been cancelled. Since 2012, Chapter 160 of Veterans For Peace has hosted a yearly two-week insider tour of Vietnam, a former war-torn country that is now a nation of peace and beauty. These tours are truly...