Two Soldiers Who Refused Orders | IPS + Busboys and Poets Books
Date and Time
Feb 8, 2026 6:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Feb 8, 2026 6:00 pm
14th & V
On February 8, 1968, Bob Chenoweth's helicopter was shot down partway through his second tour of duty in Vietnam. During his five years as a POW, he turned against the war. In the face of threats of prosecution for treason from superior officers, Bob refused orders to quit making public antiwar statements from a POW prison in Hanoi.
Months later, Susan Schnall refused an order prohibiting her from addressing an antiwar march while in uniform. To promote the march, she had dropped 20,000 flyers from a small plane over five California military bases and an aircraft carrier. Susan was court-martialed and sentenced to six months' hard labor.
Join us to meet these heroes and view a special episode of Talk Vietnam, entitled "A Dissenting POW Redefines Patriotism" (40 min run time) about why Bob Chenoweth still celebrates the day he was captured in Vietnam. The book Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War, that includes essays by both speakers, will be available for purchase and signing at the event. (Published by New Village Press and Distributed by NYU Press, September 2019).
