Donald Duncan (war protester)

Master Sergeant Donald Duncan was a US Army soldier during the early stages of the Cold War and also served in the Vietnam War. Duncan joined the Army in 1956 and then moved on to become an Army Special Forces soldier by 1959. He was sent to fight in the Vietnam War during 1965-1966. There he distinguished himslef in combat, receiving numerous important military decorations. Due to his accomplishments, Duncan was offered a battlefield commission to the rank of Captain and some more decorations. He declined the offer, left Vietnam and the Army subsequently. Back home in the United States, Duncan joined the anti-war movement and became military editor of the Ramparts magazine.

In the February 1966 issue of Ramparts, he released a fierce pamphlet against the war, titled "The whole thing was a lie!" In it Duncan explained why he opposes the war and tells about gruelling details about the American conduct of war in Vietnam: rape, torture, killing of unarmed civilians and so forth.

References:

http://www.montanaheritageproject.org/index.php/teacherlore/comments/donald-duncan-vietnam-was-a-lie-1966/

http://www.projectdelta.net/bios/duncan.htm

Nicosia, Gerald. "Home to War: A History of Vietnam Veterans' Movement"