The collection includes handouts and news clippings about the vigil for each year from 1981 to 1987, as well as some from 1979. Also included is a folder of handouts and news clippings from "A Peaceful Response to Recognition Weekend" July 18-20, 1986. Recognition Weekend included, in addition to other events, a 3-hour military parade in Amherst to honor Navy, Coast Guard, Marine, and Seabee veterans. It was organized by regional military veterans and had the support of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.