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SPIRITUAL WARRIOR
Issue 3 - Volume 4    Page 2
JANUARY 17
, 2005

The VIETNAM EXPERIENCE NEWSLETTER
Bill McDonald - Editor

VIETNAM VETERANS FOR ACADEMIC REFORM

The University of Kansas Student Auxiliary

V.V.A.R.: Leading the student revolt on campus against speech codes, political correctness, multiculturalism, gender feminism, dormitory re-education, lying about Vietnam, and other instruments of academic oppression.

Leonard Magruder - Founder/President
Former professor of psychology - Suffolk College, N.Y.
Member: National Association of Scholars

 CONTACT: Magruder44@aol.com  -  Phone: 785-312-9303 


INFORMATION AND LAYOUT ALL PROVIDED BY
THE "I SERVED" WEB STE
http://www.i-served.com/MagruderArticlesIndex.html

This newsletter hopes to give Leonard Margruder our support by making his cause more visible to more people. Thanks to Don and Annette R. Hall.

Vietnam Veterans For Academic Reform Manifesto and Documentary:
V.V.A.R. Monograph, The War on the Home Front. Cost: $5.00 (includes shipping)

“A 60-page monograph which shows how academia fell for Hanoi propaganda during the 60’s. By discrediting what is being taught about the Vietnam War at K.U. and most campuses across America, we hope to head off the type of polarization created by these falsehoods in the 60's as that would lead to the same defeat in the war on terrorism as it lead to in Vietnam.” – Leonard Magruder 

Micheal Clodfelter, Vietnam combat veteran and noted war historian, author of  seven published  books, including Vietnam in Statistics: A History of the Indochina Wars and Warfare and Armed Conflict, has the following to say about Leonard Magruder: 

“During an era when it was politically incorrect and uncool to show support for the American men and women in uniform, Leonard Magruder was one of the comparatively few members of academia to publicly stand by and stand up for those warriors fighting America's most decisive war. This monograph is a testament to Magruder's loyalty to the veterans of Vietnam and to the steadfastness of his convictions.” 

How the Campus Lied About Vietnam. Cost: $5.00 (includes shipping)

“1-hour documentary showing representative samples from 68 interviews Leonard Magruder did with Vietnam veterans at the Chicago and Houston Vietnam Veteran parades in the 1980’s. The documentary makes clear how Vietnam vets feel about the campus war protests. “Naive, uninformed, and demoralizing.” The Stalwart - Univ. Of Kansas. Veterans talk about the damage done to them by charges by the “peace” movement similar to those made by John Kerry in his 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. How the Campus Lied About Vietnam is an amateur one-man production, but is suitable for a small group or even possibly on Public Access TV. Strongly endorsed by local Vietnam vets, it needs to be shown on local TV stations everywhere as it deals with questions the national media studiously avoided. It is particularly relevant at this time of crisis as it shows how badly returning veterans are treated when a nation is misled as to the mission.”
– Leonard Magruder  

For ordering instructions for the above items, e-mail Leonard Magruder at Magruder44@aol.com

To learn more about what Vietnam combat veterans have to say about what they experienced when they returned home as a result of the “peace” movement's antiwar efforts, Len Magruder also recommends the award-winning documentary, Silent Victory.  Silent Victory is the story of Company F, 51st Long Range Patrol (Airborne) Infantry, the most successful unit of its kind during the Vietnam War, and of the men who served in this unit. It is a story about what made these men and the unit so special, what made them function so well, and what made them successful in accomplishing their mission. They movingly talk about their combat experiences, and what they faced when they returned home, where they were treated not as heroes, but as villains. General H. Norman Schwarzkopf provides significant background and insight. To learn more, visit the Silent Victory web site. 

V.V.A.R. Board of Advisors - National

·     Mr. Richard Kitson - President, Vietnam Veterans of America - Suffolk Chapter (New York)

·     Mr. Dennis Garbosky - founder, Vietnam War Historical Society (New York)

·     Mr. Ray Gallagher - past Commander, American Legion - Toronto (Canada)

·     Col. Stanley Horton - former Director, V.V. Leadership- Houston (Texas)

·     Mr. John Lowe - Commander, Native American Veterans Association (Kansas)

·     Mr. Stephen Markley - former Director, V.V.Leadership - Minnesota (Kansas)

·     Dr. William Beausay - Academic Consultant - psychology (Ohio)

·     Annette R. Hall – Co-author of I Served and Executive Producer of the documentary, Silent Victory (Washington)

·     Mr. Steve Hawkins - President, Committee on the Crisis in Education (Kansas)

·     Mr. William Street - history - Vietnam War (Hawaii)

·     Dr. Richard G. Stevens - Professor of Political Science Emeritus-Institute of World Politics (Washington, D.C.)

·     Mr. Dan M. Steinruck - Virginia State Director for Point Man Ministries (Virginia)

·     Mr. Bernie Russo - President, VVA Chapter #484, Editor, VVA Newspaper- Conn. Edition (Connecticut)

·     Mr. Joseph P. Larson - Consultant - Computer Science (Kansas)

·     Mr. Bill Laurie - Academic Consultant - History of Vietnam War (Arizona)

·     Rev. Lloyd Snodgrass - Academic Consultant -Theology (Kansas)

 Leonard Magruder
Founder/President, V.V.A.R.
Phone: 785-312-9303

Magruder44@aol.com

MOST RECENT ARTICLES: 

January 16, 2005
Turning Their Backs – Again 

December 11, 2004
Nuclear Terror – V.V.A.R.

 November 24, 2004
Veterans’ Victory 

October 31, 2004
Kerry Problems – V.V.A.R.

October 26, 2004
Another Tet Betrayal?

 October 10, 2004
Army Rejects Kerry – V.V.A.R.

September 29, 2004
Bias Battle – V.V.A.R.

 August 30, 2004
A Wave Is Rising – 80% Against Kerry

August 24, 2004
Media Cover-up Crumbling

 August 10, 2004
What Media Bigotry Feels Like

 July 26, 2004
Massive Protests – V.V.A.R

 July 14, 2004
Topeka Kerry Protest

 July 4, 2004
Cover-up Defeated

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SPECIAL ARTICLES/SERIES:

 September 20, 2004
Latest Presidential Poll Results, Vietnam Vets

 Secondary Education
Vietnam vet reform group charges media with covering up latest evidence of education failure. Calls on Vietnam vets and African-Americans as major victims of leftist bigotry to join in demanding reform.

 Higher Education
Call for university reform has roots in Vietnam War. Pioneer organization notes growing number of student groups challenging professors.

Three Vietnam films
The films, How the Campus Lied About Vietnam, The Long Way Home Project, and Silent Victory all demonstrate how the campus lied about Vietnam. 

Vietnam and the Media - 10 parts
All of the stories in this series on media suppression, and more, are found in the VVAR Monograph, The War on the Home Front. It also includes observations on the on-going deterioration in higher education See below for more information, and how to obtain a copy.
 

Manifesto Against Leftist Tyranny
Victory in Iraq exposes bankruptcy of campus left. Students and veterans urge firing of leftist professors to end decades of academic tyranny.  (Note: the Manifesto is approximately 15 printed pages.)
 

John Kerry’s 1971 Testimony To The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kerry:
“We will not quickly join those who march on Veterans' Day waving small flags, calling to memory those thousands who died for the ‘greater glory of the United States.’ ”

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