The VVAW was founded by a guy named Jan Barry Crumb, who later dropped the "Crumb" part. See the current
VVAW web site (which is also linked from the front page of WinterSoldier.com) for details. Note that the VVAW of Kerry's day included not only the modern VVAW, but what became the group "Vietnam Veteran Against the War Anti-Imperialist" (
VVAWAI).
Those folks are seriously disturbed.