Al Hubbard at the VVAW's Winter Soldier Investigation, early 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War: Al Hubbard Al Hubbard, a radical activist with ties to the Black Panthers and to the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice, joined the VVAW in late 1969 and was elevated to the top leadership position of Executive Secretary in early 1970. Hubbard, who said he had spent two years in Vietnam as an Air Force pilot and captain and had been wounded in a plane crash in Danang, impressed fellow organizers with his quick mind and militant rhetoric, advising activists to "resist the...