Michael Uhl (1944-) is a Vietnam veteran, antiwar activist, critic and academic.

Early life and education

Uhl was born in 1944 and grew up in

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. He graduated with a BS in Theoretical linguistics from the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University. He holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in American Studies and Writing (Creative Non-fiction) from the

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Career

In the Army, Uhl served in Vietnam during 1968-69 as a first lieutenant, where he led a combat intelligence team with the 11th Infantry Brigade. After Vietnam, Uhl entered a doctoral program in linguistics at New York University, and became immediately involved in the antiwar movement, joining the New York City based

Citizens Commission of Inquiry The National Committee for a Citizens Commission of Inquiry on U.S. war crimes in Vietnam was founded in New York by Ralph Schoenman in November 1969 to document American atrocities throughout Indochina. The formation of the organization was prompte ...

on U.S. War Crimes in Vietnam (CCI) as a full-time organizer. He helped organize the

National Veterans Inquiry The National Veterans' Inquiry was a national-level inquiry into American war crimes in Vietnam. They were held December 1–3, 1970 in Washington, DC. Origin In November 1969, after the My Lai massacre was revealed in the U.S. press, the Bertran ...

and the

Winter Soldier Investigation The "Winter Soldier Investigation" was a media event sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) from January 31, 1971, to February 2, 1971. It was intended to publicize war crimes and atrocities by the United States Armed Force ...

. In 1970, Uhl joined Ed Murphy in exposing the Phoenix Program, testified at the International Enquiry on US War Crimes in Stockholm, Sweden, and in 1971, he was called to testify before a US Congressional subcommittee investigating the CIA's Phoenix Program in Vietnam. He co-authored the first book length treatment on the health effects of chemical herbicides (

Agent Orange Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the "tactical use" Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. It ...

) on U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War.

Publications

He has authored numerous works within the Antiwar movement. Uhl also authored multiple travel guides, including four for ''Frommer's Guides''.

Film

With Richard Schmiechen, Uhl wrote and co-produced the short documentary film, Nick Mazucco: Biography of an Atomic Vet, on a grant from the Public Broadcasting Corporation.

References

* The work of the CCI, with which Uhl served as a principal, is the subject of ''Standard Operating Procedure: Notes of A Draft-age American,'' by James Simon Kunen. * The work of the Safe Return Amnesty Committee, co-founded by Michael Uhl, is the subject of ''The Amnesty of John David Herndon'', by James Reston, Jr. * Sworn Congressional testimony by Michael Uhl on the U.S Assistance Program in Vietnam (Phoenix Program).Hearings Before a Subcommittee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, 92nd Congress, First Session, August 2, 1971 ;Notes

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uhl, Michael 1944 births Living people United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War American anti–Vietnam War activists Georgetown College (Georgetown University) alumni Independent scholars Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni United States Army officers