Notable Events
- In April 1980 there was a court battle between this group and Vietnam Veterans of the War, Inc., and VVAWAI (at the time calling itself "Vietnam Veterans Against the War") was ordered by court decision to use “Anti-Imperialist” or "A-I" in its name, and to include the disclaimer, "NOT AFFILIATED WITH VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR, INC." in all their publications.
- Dave Blalock (a member of VVAWAI) was one of the defendants in United States v. Eichman, a 1990 United States Supreme Court case which overturned the 1989 Flag Protection Act. The defendants were defended by the late William Kunstler.
- In 1993, VVAWAI hosted a “National Conference to Reforge the Anti-Intervention Movement” in Seattle.
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