▁to ▁strength en ▁their ▁force , ▁the ▁organization ▁partner ed ▁with ▁other ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference ▁on ▁Civil ▁Rights , ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁issues . ▁ ▁A VC ▁also ▁created ▁grass - ro ots ▁efforts ▁on ▁numerous ▁camp uses ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War , ▁thousands ▁of ▁veter ans ▁f locked ▁to ▁univers ities ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁their ▁G I ▁Bill ▁education ▁benefits , ▁which ▁laid ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁A VC ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁strong ▁on - camp us ▁presence . ▁ ▁Through out ▁its ▁existence , ▁the ▁organization ▁advoc ated ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁its ▁core ▁mission ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁libert ies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁A VC ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁watch dog ▁in ▁military ▁and ▁veter ans ▁affairs ▁that ▁continued ▁throughout ▁its ▁existence . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁D raft ▁( 1 9 6 6 ), ▁Human ▁Rights ▁of ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Un iform ▁( 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Education ▁Problem s ▁of ▁Return ing ▁Vietnam ▁V eter ans ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁and ▁National ▁Service ▁( 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁A VC ▁created ▁programs ▁to ▁assist ▁Vietnam ▁veter ans ▁with ▁less - than - hon or able ▁dis charg es ▁by ▁providing ▁legal ▁advice ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁create ▁programs ▁for ▁minor ity ▁and ▁female ▁veter ans