Craig E. Williams

Craig E. Williams is an American army Vietnam War veteran from Kentucky and co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. Williams was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2006 for his efforts on convincing The Pentagon to stop plans to incinerate decaying caches of chemical weapons stockpiled around the United States. The Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, along with other groups that formed International Campaign to Ban Landmines, received Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.

Early life and education
Williams served in the United States Army from 1968-69, including a deployment to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978.

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