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"Target Peace" button
Early Vietnam protest button bought from the legend in the pinback world Ted Hake author of several pinback price guide books and operator of Hake's auction site, Ted acquired this from the Marshall Levin Collection in mint condition, Celluloid.
CURL reads: Send contributions to Vets for Peace In Vietnam
1.5 diameter.
Only the second example I've seen of this button the other has a asking price of $299.00 with some foxing.
Very hard to find early veterans group pinback button opposed to the War In Vietnam. One of the early demonstrations against the war in Vietnam held in New York City. Organized by the Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Committee the march attracted 25,000 protesters. Among them were World War II veterans who were greeted with catcalled words of "coward" and "traitor". In response five veterans, led by Edward Bloch issued a call to form what became the Veterans for Peace in Vietnam (VPV) and the group was formed on November 27, 1965. There first meeting was held on Dec 15. Six weeks later on February 2, the group changed its named to the shorter "Vets For Peace" aka VFP
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