Fort Hood Three, the Glossary
The Fort Hood Three were three United States Army soldiers – Private First Class James Johnson, Private David A. Samas, and Private Dennis Mora – who refused to be deployed to fight in the Vietnam War on June 30, 1966.[1]
Table of Contents
77 relations: Activism, Adolf Eichmann, Alabama, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, California, Bronx Community College, Bronx High School of Science, California, Cannon fodder, Cause célèbre, Chicago, City College of New York, Commander-in-chief, Concerned Officers Movement, Congress of Racial Equality, Court-martial, Donald W. Duncan, East Harlem, F.T.A., Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee, Fort Cavazos, Fort Dix, Fort Lewis Six, FTA Show, G.I. coffeehouses, GI Underground Press, GI's Against Fascism, Harlem, Kansas City metropolitan area, Loyalty oath, McGuire Air Force Base, Mississippi, Modesto Junior College, Mora v. McNamara, Movement for a Democratic Military, Muhammad Ali, Negro, New Jersey, New York City, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Nuremberg Code, Oakland Army Base, Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, Pete Seeger, Potter Stewart, Presidio mutiny, Puerto Ricans, Rice High School (Manhattan), Robert McNamara, Sir! No Sir!, ... Expand index (27 more) »
- Fort Cavazos
- Resistance Inside the Army
Activism
Activism (or advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good.
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Adolf Eichmann
Otto Adolf Eichmann (19 March 1906 – 1 June 1962) was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust.
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a public four-year high school located in Bakersfield, California, United States.
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Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.
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The Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (BCC) is a public community college in the Bronx, New York City.
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Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a public specialized high school in The Bronx in New York City.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Cannon fodder
Cannon fodder is an informal, derogatory term for combatants who are regarded or treated by government or military command as expendable in the face of enemy fire.
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Cause célèbre
A cause célèbre (pl. causes célèbres, pronounced like the singular) is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
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City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public research university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City.
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Commander-in-chief
A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.
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Concerned Officers Movement
The Concerned Officers Movement (COM) was an organization of mainly junior officers formed within the U.S. military in the early 1970s. Fort Hood Three and Concerned Officers Movement are Anti–Vietnam War groups and resistance Inside the Army.
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Congress of Racial Equality
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that played a pivotal role for African Americans in the civil rights movement.
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Court-martial
A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court.
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Donald W. Duncan
Master Sergeant Donald Walter Duncan (March 18, 1930 – March 25, 2009) was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who served during the Vietnam War, helping to establish the guerrilla infiltration force Project DELTA there. Fort Hood Three and Donald W. Duncan are united States Army personnel of the Vietnam War.
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East Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
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F.T.A.
F.T.A. is a 1972 American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, the FTA Show, as it stops in Hawaii, The Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. Fort Hood Three and F.T.A. are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee
The Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee was a coalition of organizations which coordinated events opposing the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s. Fort Hood Three and Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee are Anti–Vietnam War groups.
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Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas.
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Fort Dix
Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity (ASA) located at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, is a United States Army post.
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Fort Lewis Six
The Fort Lewis Six were six U.S. Army enlisted men at the Fort Lewis Army base in the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington area who in June 1970 refused orders to the Vietnam War and were then courts-martialed. Fort Hood Three and Fort Lewis Six are American anti–Vietnam War activists, Anti–Vietnam War groups, opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, resistance Inside the Army and united States Army personnel of the Vietnam War.
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FTA Show
The FTA Show (or FTA Tour or Free The Army tour), a play on the common troop expression "Fuck The Army" (which in turn was a play on the army slogan "Fun, Travel and Adventure"), was a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for GIs designed as a response to Bob Hope's patriotic and pro-war USO (United Service Organizations) tour. Fort Hood Three and FTA Show are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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G.I. coffeehouses
GI coffeehouses were coffeehouses set up as part of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War era as a method of fostering antiwar and anti-military sentiment within the U.S. military. Fort Hood Three and G.I. coffeehouses are Anti–Vietnam War groups and resistance Inside the Army.
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GI Underground Press
The GI Underground Press was an underground press movement that emerged among the United States military during the Vietnam War. Fort Hood Three and GI Underground Press are Anti–Vietnam War groups and opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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GI's Against Fascism
GI's Against Fascism was a small but formative organization formed within the United States Navy during the years of conscription and the Vietnam War. Fort Hood Three and GI's Against Fascism are Anti–Vietnam War groups.
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Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.
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Kansas City metropolitan area
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri.
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Loyalty oath
A loyalty oath is a pledge of allegiance to an organization, institution, or state of which an individual is a member.
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McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately south-southeast of Trenton.
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Mississippi
Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Modesto Junior College
Modesto Junior College (MJC) is a public community college in Modesto, California.
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Mora v. McNamara
Mora v. McNamara, 389 U.S. 934 (1967), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case of a conscientious objector (a member of the Fort Hood Three) who claimed that the U.S. war against Vietnam was an illegal war of aggression. Fort Hood Three and Mora v. McNamara are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Movement for a Democratic Military
The Movement for a Democratic Military (MDM) was an American anti-war, anti-establishment, and military rights organization formed by United States Navy and Marine Corps personnel during the Vietnam War. Fort Hood Three and Movement for a Democratic Military are Anti–Vietnam War groups and resistance Inside the Army.
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Fort Hood Three and Muhammad Ali are American anti–Vietnam War activists.
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Negro
In the English language, the term negro (or sometimes negress for a female) is a term historically used to refer to people of Black African heritage.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.
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Nuremberg Code
The Nuremberg Code (Nürnberger Kodex) is a set of ethical research principles for human experimentation created by the court in U.S. v Brandt, one of the Subsequent Nuremberg trials that were held after the Second World War.
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Oakland Army Base
The Oakland Army Base, also known as the Oakland Army Terminal, is a decommissioned United States Army base in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with demonstrations in 1965 against the escalating role of the United States in the Vietnam War.
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Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. Fort Hood Three and Pete Seeger are American anti–Vietnam War activists and military personnel from New York City.
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Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 – December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981.
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Presidio mutiny
The Presidio mutiny was a sit-down protest carried out by 27 prisoners at the Presidio stockade in San Francisco, California on October 14, 1968. Fort Hood Three and Presidio mutiny are resistance Inside the Army.
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Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans (Puertorriqueños), most commonly known as '''Boricuas''', but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros, are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.
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Rice High School (Manhattan)
Rice High School was a private, Roman Catholic, college preparatory high school in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, United States.
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Robert McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War.
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Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir! is a 2005 documentary by Displaced Films about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. Fort Hood Three and Sir! No Sir! are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War and resistance Inside the Army.
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Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War was the first comprehensive exploration of the disaffection, resistance, rebellion and organized opposition to the Vietnam War within the ranks of the U.S. Armed Forces. Fort Hood Three and Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War are Anti–Vietnam War groups and opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Stanley Rogers Resor
Stanley Rogers Resor (December 5, 1917 – April 17, 2012) was an American lawyer, military officer, and government official.
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Stokely Carmichael
Kwame Ture (born Stokely Standiford Churchill Carmichael; June 29, 1941November 15, 1998) was an American activist who played a major role in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.
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Stop Our Ship
The Stop Our Ship (SOS) movement, a component of the overall civilian and GI movements against the Vietnam War, was directed towards and developed on board U.S. Navy ships, particularly aircraft carriers heading to Southeast Asia. Fort Hood Three and Stop Our Ship are Anti–Vietnam War groups and opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced) was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s. Fort Hood Three and student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee are Anti–Vietnam War groups.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (in case citations, C.A.A.F. or USCAAF) is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals.
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services.
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United States Disciplinary Barracks
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas.
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United States district court
The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.
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United States Secretary of Defense
The United States Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.
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United States Secretary of the Army
The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications and financial management.
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Viet Cong
The Viet Cong was an epithet and umbrella term to call the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam.
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Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) is an American tax-exempt non-profit organization and corporation founded in 1967 to oppose the United States policy and participation in the Vietnam War. Fort Hood Three and Vietnam Veterans Against the War are Anti–Vietnam War groups, opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War and resistance Inside the Army.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people (người Việt) or the Kinh people (người Kinh|lit.
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Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands (Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.
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Waging Peace in Vietnam
Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War is a non-fiction book edited by Ron Carver, David Cortright, and Barbara Doherty. Fort Hood Three and Waging Peace in Vietnam are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War and resistance Inside the Army.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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William O. Douglas
William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975.
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Winter Soldier Investigation
The "Winter Soldier Investigation" was a media event sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) from January 31, 1971, to February 2, 1971. Fort Hood Three and Winter Soldier Investigation are opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War and resistance Inside the Army.
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2nd Armored Division (United States)
The 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on Wheels") was an armored division of the United States Army.
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See also
Fort Cavazos
- 2009 Fort Hood shooting
- 2014 Fort Hood shootings
- Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
- Copperas Cove, Texas
- Fort Hood 43
- Fort Hood Three
- Killeen Regional Airport
- Murder of Vanessa Guillén
- Naser Jason Abdo
- Oleo Strut (coffeehouse)
- Robert Gray Army Airfield
- Texas State Highway 195
- Under the Hood Café
- Veterans Endeavor for Treatment and Support Court
- West Fort Hood
- Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport
Resistance Inside the Army
- A Matter of Conscience
- Concerned Officers Movement
- Fort Dix 38
- Fort Hood Three
- Fort Lewis Six
- G.I. coffeehouses
- Movement for a Democratic Military
- Presidio mutiny
- Resistance Inside the Army
- Sir! No Sir!
- United States Servicemen's Fund
- Vietnam Veteran Medal Throwing Protest
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
- Waging Peace in Vietnam
- Winter Soldier Investigation
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood_Three
, Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War, Southeast Asia, Stanley Rogers Resor, Stokely Carmichael, Stop Our Ship, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Supreme Court of the United States, Texas, The New York Times, United States Army, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Disciplinary Barracks, United States district court, United States Secretary of Defense, United States Secretary of the Army, Viet Cong, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Vietnam War, Vietnamese people, Virgin Islands, Waging Peace in Vietnam, Washington, D.C., William O. Douglas, Winter Soldier Investigation, 2nd Armored Division (United States).