Q6174957
Jeff Sharlet
American activist
| Bio | Jeff Sharlet (1942–1969), a Vietnam veteran, was a leader of the GI resistance movement during the Vietnam War and the founding editor of Vietnam GI. David Cortright, a major chronicler of the Vietnam GI protest movement wrote, "Vietnam GI, the most influential early paper, surfaced at the end of 1967, distributed to tens of thousands of GIs, many in Vietnam, closed down after the death of founder Jeff Sharlet in June, 1969."2 |
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| Born | c. 19421 |
| Died | c. 19691 |
| Occupation | military personnel1 |
| Cause of death | cancer, natural causes2 |
| Status | Confirmed: Jeff Sharlet is a 27 Club member |