Various Artists

Air War

1973 · Rounder 4505 · USA

Artist
Various Artists
Title
Air War
Release
Missing in Action / Air War - Winter Soldier II (Vietnam Veteran Testimony)
Year
1973
Label
Rounder # 4505
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Genre
Spoken Word · Spoken Word
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Annotation — Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs

Testimony by 10 Vietnam Veterans at Faneuil Hall Oct 7-9, 1971, expressing anti-war sentiment, part of the larger "Winter Soldier Investigation", an event by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), which sought to publicise atrocities in Vietna. The a-side track (Rounder Records # 4505), which featured testimony from Dale Desmond, Gary Rafferty, Phil Morris, Dave Schmidt, Tom Mangon, referenced the Pentagon Paper. Also featured in: Vietnam War: Spoken Word & Field Records

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Various Artists

Themes

Anti-War · Vet · Military

In collections

Ellsberg & Pentagon Papers Songs · European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · US Military & Veteran Songs

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