Calendar for June 1965 - 1973

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GI Movement Timeline for June (1965 - 1973)
The War and other developments
		1963
11		Bhuddist monk immolates himself to protest Governments policies on religion:		Saigon, Vietnam
12		Medgar Evers assasinated
		1964
21		James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner murdered by the KKK		Philadelphia, Mississippi
		1965
12		The Beatles appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen.		London
18		Ky takes power in South Vietnam as the new prime minister with Thieu functioning as official chief of state.		Saigon, Vietnam
		1966
6		James Meredith is shot while trying to march across Mississippi
19		U.S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee charges that communists have played a key role in anti-war demonstrations .		Wasahington D.C.
29		US bomb oil depots around Hanoi and Haiphong.
		1967
2		Beatles releazse Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
10		The Pentagon admits that the number of Americans killed or wounded in Vietnam, since January 1, 1961, had exceeded 75,000 (10,956 killed and 66,130 wounded)
16 - 18		Monterey Pop Festival		Monterey Bay
		1968
3		Andy Warhol shot by Valerie Solanas		New York City
5		Senator Robert Kennedy is shot by Sirhan Sirhan, he dies the next day.		Los Angeles
8		James Earl Ray arrested for killing Martin Luther King		London, UK
26		Battle of Khe Sanh officially ends and the fire- base abandoned. This battle, which Johnson and Westmoreland hoped would lure the NVA out into the open so they could be devastated by air strikes from B52s, was declared to be the most important fulcrum of the war by the Brass during the Tet OIffensive. When the US military abandoned the base, leaving it for the NVA to occupy, 2,300 marines had been killed or wounded in the 6 months of the seige.		Khe Sanh, Vietnam
		1969
8		Nixon announces the first withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.
18		SDS National Conference ends in chaos as the organization splits into two ideologially incompatable factions.		Chicago
25		Congressman Benjamin Rosenthal reveals the U.S. Military had underchargedthe producers of The Green Beret for use of military facilities nd equipment		Wahington DC
28		Stonewall Riots		New York City
		1970
n.d.		82nd Airborne Division and units in West Germany put on "red alert" to go to Jordan where Palestinian freedom fighters rise up against Pro-US King Hussein
10		Voting age in U.S. lowered to 18
22		U.S. use of defoliants in Vietnam as airborne weapon halted. People continue to die and be disfigured as a result of these weapons to the present day.		Vietnam
24		Gulf of Tonkin Resolution symbolically repealed by U.S. Senate. Has no effect on either the war or the President's ability to freely wage it.		Washington DC
		1971
13 - 15		Excerpts of The Pentagon Papers published in the New York Times 40 years later the collection of government documments known as the Pentagon Papers will be officially declassified, with 11 words redacted.
		1972
17		Watergate break-in
GI Papers, Coffeehouses and Organizations
		1967
n.d.		Committee for GI Rights founded
1		Vietnam Veterans Against the War founded		New York City
23		First issue of The Bond published
		1968
n.d.		Oleo Strut Coffeehouse opens		Killeen
12		Summer of Support announces plans to open GI coffeehouses and projects in military towns across the country.		San Francisco
23		First issue of Fun Travel Adventure (FTA) published		Fort Knox
		1969
n.d		First issue of The Graffiti published.		Heidelberg
n.d		First issue of Rough Draft published.		Fort Eustis
15		Jeff Sharlet, founder/editor of first nationwide GI paper - Vietnam GI, dies of cancer at the age of 28		Miami
19		Bob Kukiel requests permission to distribute the Bill of Rights and Head-On! on-base		Camp Lejeune
21		Antiwar leaflet distributed on-base.		Fort Meade
26		First issue of GI Press Service published.		New York City
30		Committee of Fort Jackson Conscientious Objectors founded.		Fort Jackson
		1970
n.d		First issue of All Hands Abandon Ship published		Newport N.S.
n.d		First issue of Encore published		Camp Lejeune
n.d.		First issue of Napalm published		Fort Campbell
n.d		First issue of Our Thing published		Redstone Arsenal
n.d.		Bureau of Revolutionary Personnel founded		Fort Campbell
3		First issue of GI Alliance Newsletter published.		Washington D.C.
16		First issue of sNorton Bird published.		Norton AFB
		1971
n.d.		First issue of Off the Brass published.		Pease AFB
n.d		First issue of Travisty published		Travis AFB
n.d		First issue of Fragging Action published		Fort Dix
n.d		First issue of Where Are We published		Fort Huachuca
n.d.		Fort Hood United Front founded.		Fort Hood
n.d		Fort Jackson GI Center opens.		Fort Jackson
		1972
13		After the Liberation Hangaris denied a permit to show movies and host lectures, the staff sue the city of Fairfield CA and the CO of Travis AFB. They win $1500 and a permit		Fairfield
14		Supreme Court rules the military can not delimit the distribution of GI papers on areas of bases open to thne public.
		1973
Protests and Demonstrations
		1967
1		4 GIs [PFC Robert Dietz, PFC Robert Barknam, Pvt Rodney Jackson, Pvt Eugene Melnick] send letter of support to Capt. Howard Levy		Fort Sheridan
16		Senator Fulbright reads an anti-war letter, from a Second Lieutenant stationed in Vietnam, into the Congressionbal Record
		1968
8		GI-civilian demonstration and picket in support of Ken Stolte and Dan Amick.		Seattle
20		Fort Ord Band deliberately play out of tune as protest against war.		Fort Ord
23		Allen Loehmer given sanctuary.		Providence
		1969
n.d.		The June 26, 1969, issue of Time Magazine reports that GIs in South Vietnam were reacting unfavorably to Nixon's decision to withdraw 25,000 men from Vietnam. The report cites Specialist 4/c Arthur Jaramillo a Sergeant in the 25th Division who said "You can have this war and shove it. Why don't they pull us all out?".		Vietnam
n.d.		GI Press Service reprints letter, sent to The Ultimate Weapon, from a GI who claims most servicemen in Vietnam "openly wear peace medals ands buttons on their uniforms.".
n.d.		Kaiserlautern, West Germany - GI antiwar demonstration.
11		GIs petition the base commander for permission to distribute the Bill of Rights on base		Fort Dix
14		GIs United distribute petition calling for end to military harassment of former Fort Jackson 8 defendants.		Fort Jackson
14		GI-civilian Victory Picnic.		Philadelphia
20		Brass allow antiwar demonstrators to stage on-base protest for 90 minutes.		Fort Meade
28		Rally to demonstrate support for William Harvey and George Daniels.		Portsmouth
		1970
n.d		Half of the officers on USS Hancock sign petition opposing US involvement in Vietnam.		USS Hancock
n.d		6 GIs address antiwar rally		London
n.d		US Court of Military Review finds the Presidio 27 innocent of Mutiny.
n.d		14 Conscientious Objectors file Article 138s against their commanding officer to get their status recognized.		Fort Lewis
n.d		Antiwar reservists picket the annual convention of the Reserve Officer's Association.
n.d.		15 marine reservists stage "hair revolution".		Miramar NAS
14		Fort Lewis Main Chapel [re]"dedicated to Saint Maximilian, a Christian Saint who, in 295 AD was executed for refusing to be inducted into the Imperial Roman Army".		Fort Lewis
30		Call for National GI Strike.
		1971
1		Fort Hood United Front lead boycott of Tyrell's Jewelry, "a national chain of store, demanding an end to ripping off GI's money" (1972 GI Calendar)
		1972
5		6 sailors from the USS Davis get sanctuary at Channing Memorial Church.		Newport
6		Anti-war civilians form "People's Blockade" with 13 craft to prevent USS America from sailing to Vietnam. When Coast Guard swamps them, sailors pelt Coast guard cutters with garbage. Coast Guard then turn high pressure hoses on the sailors		Newport
10		Aircraft carrier, USS Ranger sabotaged with paint scraper and 12” bolts, delaying its deployment to Vietnam for four months. Navy identifies Pat Chenowith as scapegoat
		1973
Combat Refusal and Refusal of Orders
		1965
26		Lieutenant Richard R. Steinke refuses direct order into a combat zone because of his disapproval of U.S. policy in Vietnam.
		1966
30		Pfc James Johnson, Pvt Dennis Mora and Pvt David Samas [Fort Hood 3] announce at a press conference "should we receive orders orders to go to Vietnam we would definitely take a stand and refuse to go."		New York City
		The Fort Hood 3
		1967
2		Airman George Edwards refuses to board plane for Vietnam		Langley AFB
		1968
8		Reported combat refusal.		Duyen Dien, Vietnam
12		Combat refusal (Bill Short and 2 others)		Lai Khe, Vietnam
		1969
		1970
24		Capt. Richard Hubbard refuses orders to Vietnam.		March AFB
26		Fort Lewis Six (SP/4 Carl Dix, PFC Paul Forrest, PVT. Manuel Perez, Pvt James Allen, PFC Lawrence Galgano, PFC Jeff Griffith) refuse an order to report to the Overseas Replacement Station for Shipment to Vietnam.		Flort Lewis
		1971
		1972
20		3 sailors publicly refuse to return to Vietnam with the USS Buckley		Philippines
AWOL and Desertion
		1967
26		Terry Klug goes AWOL to avoid shipment to Vietnam.		Rome
		1968
		1969
		1970
n.d.		Pentagon reports it is missing 80,000 GIs
		1973
Riots and Rebellions
		1967
		1968
14		Stockade rebellion		Fort Jackson
		1969
n.d.		Stockade rebellion		Fort Leonard Wood
5		300 GIs in the stockade rise up and burn the stockade, "38" are selected as ring leades and charged with inciting the riot		Fort Dix
22		Stockade rebellion.		Fort Riley
22		Stockade rebellion.		Camp Pendelton Brig
		1970
n.d.		On-base riot		Mannheim
n.d.		On-base riot.		MCRD San Diego
n.d.		Attempted fragging.		Oakland
		1971
27		In an effort to liberalize it's public image, the Army sponsors a rock concert on base. The event turns into a major rebellion with thousands of GIs fighting MPs, trashing a Greyhound bus and burning down the drill sergeants headquarters.		Fort Ord
		1972
		1973
Harassment and Repression
		1967
1		Pvt. Andy Stapp court-martialled, and sentenced to 45 days at hard labor, for refusing an order "to open his locker so his commanding officer could confiscate his anti-war literature" (The Bond, no. 1)		Fort Sil
2		Captain Howard Levy found guilty of "5 counts of wilful disobedience, sending an anti-war letter to an Army Sergeant in Vietnam, talking against the war to patientsand refusing an order to train Green Beret medical airmen on the grounds that the "U.S. was committing war crimes and genocide in Vietnam"		Fort Jackson
3		Captain Howard Levy sentenced to three yearsat Hard Labor.		Fort Jackson
26		Pfc. Paul Ilg Court-Martialled for accusing his battery commander of lying at Pvt. Andy Stapps trial		Fort Sill
		1968
6		Navy court martial, hearing case of Fred Patrick, rules that conscientious objection to war is a valid defense against charge of being AWOL.
26		GI shot in back while trying to escape.		Presidio Stockade
		1969
n.d.		Spec/5 Ken Willis threatened with being charged as AWOL unless he ceased agitating against the war.		Fort Dix
1		Pfc. Carlos Barcena (editor of Rough Draft) given one month confinement at hard labor for missing two hours duty.		Fort Eustis
1		Less than a month after being punitively transferred to Fort Lee, Hal Muskat is punitively transferred to Fort Dix with only a few hours notice.		Fort Lee
3		Charges against Pfc. Robert Bower for the "unauthorized" distribution of antiwar literature dismissed .		Fort Jackson
3		Supreme Court rules the military cannot court-martial GIs for crimes not directly connected with the military
6		Mendel Rivers, Chairman of House Armed Services Committee, wrote Rear Admiral Johnson, Chief of Legislative Liaison at the Pentagon, that OM The Servicemen's Newsletter reflects a "gross abuse of the Constitutional right of free speech.".		Washington D.C.
7		14 Presidio 27 defendants convicted at General court martial, and sentenced to terms ranging from three to 15 months.		Fort Ord
10		Sp/5 Bill Thompson court-martialed for refusal of orders to Vietnam		Fort Lewis
18		Military moves to dismiss Pvt. Joseph Cole on grounds of his political views, "his sloppy dress", having gone AWOL and failure to get a haircut.		Fort Jackson
19		Five off-duty GIs arrested for selling The Ally.		Fort Jackson
19		Federal Courts refuse to block Pvt. Joe Miles' punitive transfer from Fort Bragg to Alaska.
20		Roger Priest charged with violating 14 specifications under 4 articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for statements and articles published in the first 3 issues of OM The Servicemen's Newsletter		Washington DC
20		Gen. A. O. Connor claims the 33% increase in AWOL and Desertion rates over the last 12 months, was the result of "getting more kooks into the Army ... We are getting more young men who are coming in undisciplined , the product of a society that trains them to reist authority."		Washington DC
20		Military moves to dismiss Pvt. Jose Rudder because of his political views, having gone AWOL and having two traffic citations.		Fort Jackson
23		Pvt. Joe Miles found guilty of being AWOL in spite of having signed out for the weekend and having a valid Class A Pass.		Fort Bragg
24		Five GIs and three civilians "detained on suspicion of posting American Servicemen's Union literature on the bulletin board of the main post theater."		Fort Benning
25		Rossarie Bisson acquitted of charges that he distributed unofficial leaflets on-base in violation of a direct order supposedly given him by his commanding officer.		Wright-Patterson AFB
26		Spec/4 Jack Riley arrested for violating regulation against the distribution of "unauthorized literature."		Fort Bragg
		1970
n.d.		Gordon Kerr, Jim Pahura and Randy Thomas given early release from active duty, on 6 hours notice, because of their involvement with the Concerned Officers Movement.
n.d.		Roger Priest convicted of "promoting disloyalty and disaffection" by publishing the antiwar newspaper OM. The Navy court which convicted Priest, reprimanded him and ordered a bad conduct discharge for him. Priest said he had expected a harsher sentence, but would appeal anyway. "I view the punishment as unwarranted because all I did was exercise my constitutional rights, " said the sailor.		Washington D.C.
n.d.		5 marines, who had been involved in organizing and publicizing anti-war love-in transferred back to the United States on a few hours notice		Iwakuni MCAS
3		Brass denies The Green Machine distribution rights .		Fort Wainwright
10		Spc/5 Bill Thompson sentenced to two years at hard labor for refusal of orders to Vietnam.		Fort Lewis
29		Supreme Court overturns Muhammed Ali's conviction for refusing induction.		Washington DC
		1971
n.d.		Tyrrell picketers arrested.		Killeen
n.d.		Pvt. Ed Jurenas (editor of Arctic Arsenal) charged with "disrespect to an officer... disobeying a lawful order ... conduct impairing the loyalty, discipline and morale of the Army."		Fort Greeley
18		Ronald Bolden and Samuel Robertson, both of whom had been AWOL for 6 months, publicly surrendered in Berlin carrying a sign that read "Stop! Racism, discrimination and end the Vietnam War Now."		Berlin
22		In an effort to stem drug use, 18,000 GsI in IV Corps, while off duty restricted to their compouns for a week, with all off-base areas declared off-limits. During the period of restriction more than 100 GIs are busted for posession of marijuana.		Meking Delta, Vietnam
29		The US Court of Military Appeals rules that it is illegal for GIs and officers to "fraternize".		Washington D.C.
30		6 GIs are busted by MPs for distributing "subversive literature", the Declaration of Independence.
		1972
22		The Hobbit coffee house declared off-limits, by Iwakuni MCAS brass. Thge coffeehouse stays open and the staff continue publishing the paper Semper Fi		Iwakuni
		1973