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This button was made for the FIRST GIs for Peace March held in Chicago.
1968 When GI's and Civilians! were invited to exchange views, Support & Attend the Oct. 26 GI RALLY - The handbill reads: Save our Men in Vietnam - Bring them home Alive, now!" This event on Saturday, October 26 (1968) at the Midland Hotel (Wells & Adams) in Chicago from 4pm to midnight. The schedule lists: Entertainment, refreshments, Active duty GI speakers, Open microphone for all servicemen, Vietnam Veterans, Rock Bands including Pete Seeger, Clergy, Films, Speakers from the antiwar movement, Speakers from black liberation movement and free antiwar literature. The sponsors of the Chicago GI Weeks Committee were Veterans for Peace in Vietnam, Student Mobilization Committee, the Chicago Peace Council, National Mobilization Committee, High School Students Against the War, Chicago Area Draft Resistors and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Chicago Branch)
A NICE PIECE OF U.S. and CHICAGO ANTI-WAR HISTORY!
1.375 diameter,
I ran across 4 of these in a lot with 4 different Vietnam pins from a GREAT seller who is helping his Dad sell off his collection that's 45+ years in the making and have been blessed to have bought many nice buttons from them but they surprised me this time by sending 6 of these rather then the 4 that I was expecting plus 10 other Vietnam buttons, I passed on the deals to a few other collectors and still have a few to boot.
Peace
