From 1962 to 1980, Veritas was the “authorized unofficial newspaper” of the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.1 Produced for the Special Forces, Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs soldiers of the Center, the newspaper’s content ran the gamut from full-length features on operations and training exercises to the results of the latest Fort Bragg intramural sports contests, and who was selected as the Commanding General’s Orderly. Promotions, awards, retirements, and, invariably, a photo of the current Miss USA or the Playmate of the Month were all regular features. The Psychological Operations units at the Center printed the newspaper on their offset presses, and over the years the frequency of publication varied from bi-weekly to monthly.
Each issue of Veritas is a ‘snapshot-in-time’ and a rich source of historical information. The USASOC History Office has an extensive, but incomplete collection of the magazine. Notably absent are all the issues printed from 1962 to 1964. For the years from 1965 through 1970, there are a number of individual issues missing. The collection is substantially complete from 1971 to 1979. The enclosed table lists the missing issues. The History Office is soliciting copies of the missing issues of Veritas from our readers to complete our collection. The issues will be scanned in digital format and the originals returned to the owner. If you have copies of any of the original Veritas identified in the table and are willing to allow us to copy them, contact Alex Lujan (910) 908-0924, Alejandro.lujan@socom.mil. Thank You!
Missing Issues:
- 1962 – All issues
- 1963 – All issues
- 1964 – All issues
- 1965 – Jan, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- 1966 – Feb, Apr, Oct, Dec
- 1968 – Jul, Sep
- 1969 – Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec
- 1970 – Mar, Jul, Nov
- 1971 – Apr, Jul, Aug, Sep
- 1972 – Aug, Sep, Dec
- 1973 – Mar, Sep
- 1975 – Sep, Oct, Nov
- 1976 – Jan, Feb
- 1977 – May, Jun
- 1978 – Jun, Jul, Aug
- 1980 – May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
