Veterans For Peace Local Actions
MAY 30, 2008VFP Chapters Busy on Memorial Day
Over 30 VFP Chapters held or participated in Memorial Day events last Monday. Some chapters participated in parades, held their own Arlington Memorials, worked on active duty outreach, or collaborated with other organizations to hold events. Read their reports back and view their pictures.
MAY 7, 2008
Midwest Region Announces its Second Annual Conference - June 7
THEME: Do we agree that militarism is the source of most of our foreign policy and domestic policy failures? Is there a basis upon which to build a sustainable nation-wide strategy for counteracting militarism?
Where:
Friends Meeting House
1001 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO
63104
MAY 5, 2008
VFP Reaches Out to Troops on May Day
Members and staff of Veterans For Peace took their message to
military bases on May 1, 2008 in recognition of the fifth anniversay
of "Mission Accomplished". Outside of Fort Wainwright, AK, Fort Dix, PA, Fort Hood, TX, and Scott Air Force Base, IL,
members of VFP held banners and signs and handed out brochures, movies,
and information to military personnel. Since President Bush landed on
the USS Abraham Lincoln and declared the
mission accomplished, 3932 United States personnel have died in the war
and occupation of Iraq.
If you are interested in learning more about how to reach out to the troops in your area, please contact Cherie at ceichholz@veteransforpeace.net or call 314-725-6005.
Have you participated in one of these actions? Do you want to learn more? Join the discussion at the Veterans For Peace Online Forum.
MAY 1, 2008
Occupation Project Update -Jury Acquits Bangor Peace Activists
Doug Rawlings and Dudley Hendrick, both members of Chapter 001
of Veterans For Peace, were part of a group of six activists that were
found not guilty of criminal trespass on Wednesday. The six were
arrested as part of the Occupation Project inside U.S. Sen. Susan
Collins' office in the Federal Building in Bangor, Maine. Read their statement here.
District Attorney R. Christopher Almy said the following: "I think that the public in Maine is so disgusted with the war in Iraq that they demonstrated their disgust with this verdict...and, that they are upset with [Sen. Olympia] Snowe and Collins for getting us involved in this debacle."
APRIL 11, 2008
Chapter 039 Remembers 4000 Dead
On the day after the official tally of the 4,000th casualty of the Iraq War,
several organizations rallied on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio
to commemorate this sad milestone and call for an end to the war. Among them
were members of Chapter 39 Veterans for Peace. Organizers and volunteers
recorded the name of each casualty on a sheet of paper and placed each sheet
into a clear plastic holder which were then strung together and a stretched from
one end of the bridge to the other. Tragically, there were enough names for
both sides of the bridge. See photos of the event.
MARCH 26, 2008
VFP Vice-President Arrested in San Francisco - Her Story
Sharon Kufeldt serves as the Veterans For Peace Vice-President.
Daughter of a Marine from WWII and Korea, she joined the Air Force
during Vietnam.
To commemorate the 5th year of the occupation of Iraq, Sharon participated in a die-in outside Senator Diane Feinstein's office in San Francisco. Across the city of San Francisco, over 165 people were arrested.
"There comes a time, when the heart is moved by compassion, to join the likes of Daniel Ellsberg and his wife, Fr. Louis Vitale, Ying Lee, and others. My personal mission this day was to experience the first stages of civil disobedience. I wanted to sit - or actually lay - in the street with a gathering of others - for a few minutes to explore the edges of this phenomenon."MARCH 9, 2008
Chapter 099 - Asheville, NC Helps Orphans in Afghanistan
In 2003, the Asheville, NC Chapter of Veterans For Peace voted to help two orphanages in Laghman and Jalalabad, Afghanistan. They raised over $20,000 to help provide kitchen equipment, washing machines, and much needed daily supplies to the orphans. Many of these students are able to continue their education thanks to the hard work of the Asheville Chapter.
The project recently received an additional $17,000 that was raised through members of Veterans For Peace that will be used to provide a badly needed new roof.
The Asheville Chapter has been working with LIFE for Relief and Development, the same organization that assists the Iraq Water Project with providing clean drinking water to Iraq.
MARCH 11, 2008
Squadron 13 Bus Deployed to Winter Soldier
Chapter members from 072 Oregon and 929 Eugene, OR along with others are traveling across the nation raising awareness of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. Along their trip, they have been able to visit Sacramento, Albuquerque, and are on their way through Missouri with their final destination Washington D.C. You can view the Squadron 13 photos here!
MARCH 7, 2008
St. Louis, MO Board of Alderman Vote in Favor of Ending Combat Operations in Iraq
St. Louis, Missouri's Board of Alderman voted in favor of passing Resolution 339 urging "cessation of combat operations in Iraq and the return of U.S. troops."
Sponsored by Alderman Terry Kennedy, the resolution gained many co-sponsors and passed with 23 votes. Veterans For Peace Executive Director, Michael McPhearson, spoke to the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee in favor of passing this legislation.
This makes St. Louis the first city in Missouri to "urge the United States Congress and the President to immediately commence an orderly and rapid withdrawal of United States military personnel from Iraq," as well as to assist the Iraqi people to rebuild and to redirect financial resources for war to address public needs within our cities infrastructure. There are over 280 cities nationwide that have passed similar legislation.
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
VFP Chapters Working to Raise Money for Winter Soldier
Veterans For Peace chapters across the country are helping to support IVAW's Winter Soldier by holding house parties to raise much needed funds. So far, almost $20,000 has been raised by VFP members and supporters. To learn more about Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan visit www.ivaw.org/wintersoldier.
Rochester, NY - Chapter 23
We had our showing of Winter Soldier promotional video at our house party in Delray Beach. We collected $400.00. Included in the photo is IVAW members Camilo Mejia and Marc Reid and VFP member Doug Ryder.
Maine - Chapter 1
Despite a raging snow storm, Maine VFP - Chapter 1 - hosted a successful fund raiser to support the Winter Soldier. We raised over $1000, and expect additional donations to come in from those unable to attend due to the storm.
At our party, we heard an account from former Naval Lt. Becky Farley about her witnessing the Shock and Awe invasion from the deck of an Aegis destroyer, which fired the first strike on Iraq with eleven Tomahawk missiles. That was enough for Becky to reconsider her plans to make a career of the Navy. She is now a member of IVAW, and hopes to testify at Winter Soldier in Washington.
Lehigh Valley - Chapter 152
VFP, Ch 152 held their fundraiser this past weekend, Saturday and Sunday. We raised $1372.00 which was mailed to IVAW today. On Saturday, Sholom Keller and Frank Radosin attended with Sholom speaking. Dave Lindorff, who co-authored The Case for Impeachment, came on Sunday. We showed the promo video both days.
Other VFP chapters have contributed to this fund, including the Washington D.C. Chapter 16 which raised over $3000 and the Boston Smedley Butler - Chapter 9 which raised over $13,000!
FEBRUARY 21, 2008
VFP Establishes Beachhead in Hinesville, GA
Veterans For Peace has established a presence in the Fort Stewart, Georgia, area; the effort was organized by Sandy Kelson from the Northwest Pennsylvania VFP Chapter. He and John Grant from Philadelphia Chapter 31 began their outreach slowly by standing in front of the main base gate passing out free copies of Sir! No Sir!, GI Rights cards, Appeal For Redress forms, and VFP and IVAW brochures to anyone with a base sticker who would accept the material.
Boise, Idaho: "Shut Down Guantanamo Military Prison" Event
January 16, 2008
January 11, 2008 - Some 70 + people attended this event in Boise. Most were
wearing orange armbands or clothing and carried various signs and flags
expressing thoughts about torture and illegal detention without due process of
law. There were three speakers followed by two musicians who played guitar and
got the crowd signing along with them some good protest songs.
A group
of 10-15 folks escorted our four shackled and hooded prisoners in orange
jumpsuits around all three floors of the temporary State Legislature Annex
Building (Our State Capital is being renovated through 2010). Several of these
folks also carried signs that protested the use of torture and illegal detention
at Guantanamo Prison.
The event was covered by two local TV stations which broadcast a quick sound bite from our event on the local evening news later that evening. The event was not picked up in our local paper which is not unusual for Idaho peace and justice events even though over 25 different broadcast and printed media outlets were informed of the event in advance by the co-sponsoring groups. However, it was a good event which attracted about 3 times more poeple than last years event. So torture and bad behaviour are beginning to rise to the surface, even here in Idaho.
These actions were a part of the Witness Against Torture Campaign to Shut Down Guantanamo.
Yellow Rose of Texas Bus Destroyed by Fire
January 14, 2008
Veterans For Peace member, Jim Goodnow, has been traveling with his Yellow Rose of Texas bus since September of 2005. Friday night, while at a New Jersey truck stop, the Yellow Rose of Texas bus caught fire and was destroyed. Jim was the only person on the bus and escaped safely. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Most recently, Jim and the Yellow Rose appeared at the VFP National Convention in St.Louis, traveled the east coast with members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, and was keeping the war visible in New Jersey during the Presidential primaries.
More can be seen at http://yellowrosepeacebus.blogspot.com
Evansville, IN VFP Chapter 104 Holds "John Lennon Night" Fundraiser
January 8, 2008
Larry Miller was inspired by John Lennon and devastated when Lennon was murdered. Lennon's death prompted Miller to throw himself into his theretofore casual interest in music and Lennon's history. In subsequent years, Miller participated in and established several local bands and became known locally as "Electric Larry".
For the past several years, Miller assembled his musician friends and hosted a "John Lennon Night" at area bars on December 8, the anniversary of Lennon's death. When the local Veterans For Peace chapter was established by Miller and other Evansville area veterans, John Lennon Night became a Veterans For Peace sponsored event.
The night is seen as an outreach opportunity and for fund raising. The night includes good music, poetry, readings, rants, an open mic and opportunities to connect/reconnect with the progressive community in Evansville (environmentalists, antipoverty advocates, social justice advocates, etc.) . It's all free with cash bar and, for the past two years, snacks provided by VFP members. Fundraising has included collecting money for veteran phone cards, support for homeless veterans and chapter fundraising. It's a good opportunity to highlight chapter and other initiatives, such as our Peace Eagle raffle, MoveOn petition against invading Iran, etc.
For the past two years, the event has been held at the Art Colony Gallery. This is an art gallery in an area of the city recently designated as the "Arts District". The gallery owner and district officials are ecstatic with Lennon Night because of the traffic and awareness it brings to the nascent art district.
The event usually attracts print media attention and an increasing number of people in the community associate VFP Chapter 104 with this event. Attendance, always very good, has grown precipitously in the past three years (coinciding with the chapter's overall community involvement-parades, informational presentations, letters to the editor, etc.). Advocates also routinely send email invitations/announcements to their email lists.
Impeachment Resolution Passes in Sonoma County California
December 26, 2007
On December 4, our chapter's work with the Sonoma County Resolution to Impeach Coalition paid off when the Santa Rosa City Council passed our resolution petitioning Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. The city joined ninety other cities and counties that have passed similar resolutions, including Sebastopol, in our county, Arcata, San Francisco, Berkeley, all in California, and others across the U.S.
Veterans For Peace Gets Ready for Veterans Day
October 24, 2007
Last year, Veterans For Peace members in over 30 different cities either joined already existing Veterans Day parades, or held their own Veterans Day events. This year, we are hoping that many more VFP members join the ranks of Veterans and honor the real meaning of Armistice Day.
Veterans For Peace Chapter 140 is sponsoring their own Veterans Day parade in Meadeville, PA. Contact Sandy at sandkel@earthlink.com if you are interested in participating.
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Oberlin Declares War on War
October 15, 2007
The
original sponsors & main organizers were the Oberlin Chapter
of Veterans for Peace, Oberlin Peacebuilders (the local umbrella peace
group), & the Oberlin Peace Activists League (the major student
activist group). About 300 non students & 70 students attended; the
main speaker, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, 9th Ohio Congressional
District, gave a detailed, most informative, and powerful anti-war
address. She stressed, to a most supportive audience, how Congress, the
U.S. military, the media,& the U.S. Constitution have all been
hijacked by the fears generated by the Bush Administration's
uninhibited willingness to mount lying attacks upon all opponents of
the war or Bush's policies. It should be noted that Representative
Kaptur was one of the few people who voted against the Iraq war from
the very beginning. She impressed us all with her knowledge, passion
and eloquence.
Rally in Syracuse, New York
October 2, 2007
Saturday, September 29, members of Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans
Against the War joined thousands of others in Syracuse, New York to
show their dissent with the war. Being close to Fort Drum, the rally
included speakers like Eli Wright, Scott Ritter, and Phil Aliff, as
well as our own Elliott Adams.
Veterans For Peace Recognizes Iraq Moratorium
September 21, 2007
The war and occupation of Iraq has contined for over four years. Today marks the beginning of the Iraq Moratorium. With the idea stemming from the Vietnam Moratoriumin 1969,
every third Friday, people are encouraged to break from their daily
routines, step outside their comfort levels, and do something to end
this war.
Some people will wear armbands, college campuses will stage walkouts, people will refrain from buying gas, and Congress will be flooded with phone calls.
This photo was taken outside the Veterans For Peace national office in St. Louis, MO. A coffin, pair of combat boots, jacket, and yardsigns were placed outside. Behind the tribute to the fallen troops is the Veterans For Peace flag and the U.S. casualty count. If you or your chapter participated in the Iraq Moratorium, please send photos and stories to breznicek@veteransforpeace.net.
Everywhere You Looked This Weekend - VFP Was There!
August 27, 2007
Newark, NJ, Kennebunkport, ME, and Washington D.C. all saw action this weekend and Veterans For Peace was there for all the events!
In Newark, NJ, Saturday, August 25, hundreds of people rallied and marched to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq, a redirection of funding towards domestic needs, and to push for racial and economic justice in the United States. Read more about the Peace and Justice Coalition of New Jersey. [See Photos]
Also on Saturday, thousands traveled to Kennebunkport, Maine to hear Dennis Kucinich, Melida and Carlos Arredondo, and Cindy Sheehan voice their dissapproval at the Bush administration and their actions that have led us into a costly and unjust war and occupation of Iraq. Read more about the Kennenbunkport Protest. [See photos]
In Washington, DC on Sunday, August 26, members of Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War set up scaffolding for Iraq War Veteran Evan Knappenberger on the National Mall adjacent to the Washington Monument to bring attention to the military's stop-loss program. Evan will be stationed upon the scaffolding for 7 days, 24 hours a day to answer questions and bring attention to these destructive policies. Read more TowerGuard.org. [See Photos]Denver VFP Members Participate in Operation First Casualty
July 9, 2007
Most reasonable people, regardless of their political persuasion, are
aware of the reality that the first casualty of war is the truth. Any person who has actually participated in a war, knows the second casualty is the plan. The
list of casualties and costs escalates from these first two items to
include killed and wounded soldiers on both sides, killed and wounded
civilians on both sides - often in far greater numbers than combatants,
despite propaganda to the contrary by both belligerents - and of course
the losses suffered by the families of the military and civilian
victims of war. Let us not forget also, the cost to national treasuries, and the cost to taxpayers.
July 4th, 2007, Independence Day for the United States of America, was
celebrated in very non-traditional way by a group of veterans of the
American occupation of Iraq. Members of the Denver chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War staged a moving street theater production in downtown Denver.
[Read more of article | View slideshow | View press conference | Denver VFP Website | IVAW Website]
091 - San Diego, CA
April 28, 2007 - Beach Impeach Action
San Diego Veterans For Peace, Chapter #91, Hugh Thompson Memorial, participated in BEACH IMPEACH on the beach at Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego on Saturday, April 28th as part of the A28 national event. Later in the day, we went down and demonstrated for IMPEACHMENT along with 150-200 others at the California State Democratic Convention. On Sunday, the resolution for the impeachment of George Bush and Dick Cheney was passed by the entire convention.
Pictures of the beach event can be seen at: www.beachblogger.net
Memorial Day across the coutry: VFP chapter actions
From New Jersey, to Northern Michigan, to Southern California - Members of Veterans For Peace celebrated Memorial Day. [Read VFP's Memorial Day Press Release]› see pictures
078 - Gainesville, FL
May 28, 2007 - Arlington in Gainesville, The Mile Long Memorial
We decided to do this the first week of May, got permission from the city and put it together in 3 weeks. The youtube shows the making and planning for setup and the next link shows pictures of the finished product and the last a picture from today's paper. We set it up on a 1 mile stretch next to Westside Park. We had totals through Saturday 3456 Iraq and 396 Afghanistan veterans so at 4 abreast it was a mile long with each row 1 pace apart. They were in order by date and a sign for "Mission Accomplished" was located in the near part of the asteroid belt. It was up at sunrise and we took it down at dusk. The view was mind boggling because from "Mission Accomplished" you could not see the end.The display as you can see below was one mile long and 4 tombstones wide. We put it up starting at 4AM and took it down at dark. It was extremely well received by the many people that visited during the day. We also had a Cost of War display on the opposite side of the road with 12 posters and personal cost of war banners that people could sign. I would estimate that close to100 people worked on this event between putting it up, monitoring it, providing food and taking it down in the evening.
021 - Alan Reilly - Gene Glazer Chapter - New Jersey
April 9, 2007
The New Jersey Chapter of Veterans For Peace recently held a re-dedication ceremony. They named their chapter after members Al Reilly and Gene Glazer.
Photo courtesy of George Weber of the Tappan Zee Brigade VFP Chapter 60 New York. Standing from left to to right are: Alan Reilly's father, Chapter President Ken Dalton. Alan's widow Paulette, Gene Glazer, VFP National President Elliott Adams and Past National President and Chapter Vice President David Cline.
118 - Nikko Schoch Chapter - Salt Lake City, Utah
February 24, 2007
"The military needs to know that we will not rest until this issue is resolved," stated G.I Rights Hotline Counselor and former Utah Air National Guard TSgt Trish Withus at recent Women in the Military Panels held in Orem and Salt Lake City, Utah. The panel titled "Women in the Military: The Good , the Bad and the Ugly", was the brainchild of chapter 118 activist and retired Army Reserve Lt.Col. Cecily Light. Cecily organized and facilitated the panel with Trish Withus, Suzanne Swift's mother Sara Rich and former Army Medic Leslie Watson.
The first panel, held at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah was sponsored the Gender Studies Club, Gender Studies Program and Peace and Justice Community. Carmell Hoopes-Clark introduced the participants and said,"War creates situations...where the horrors such as those like Suzanne Swift happen with impunity. War destroys people. We must make the system more accountable," she concluded.Sara Rich told Suzanne's story of sexual abuse by her team and squad leader while assigned to a military police company in Iraq. "I was told by them that they would take care of her. The system failed miserably," she concluded. Sara gave an update about Suzanne on her AIT training in Virginia, and her transfer to Ft. Irwin later this summer.
Former army medic and UVSC student Leslie Watson said,"It takes more to be a woman in the military."
The panel then took questions from the audience including current chairperson of the UVSC ROTC Department Major O'Reilly and her staff.
The panel then moved to Salt Lake City, where minus Watson, they were sponsored by chapter 118 and the Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice. A vigil was being held outside the auditorium for the victims of the trolley square shootings two nights previous, so attendance was minimal and media coverage was non-existent.
Withus, who handles women's issues for the Salt Lake City Branch of the G.I. Rights Hotline sponsored by chapter 118 ,summed up her thoughts on the panel. "I think the three of us, (Sara, Cecily and I) made a wonderful team, and bonded quickly. Awareness is the key to sexual abuse by the civilian population and military community. Studies can be done, classes given and programs put in place, but until the military prosecutes abusers, then it will stop. I will gladly speak again ,if the forum finds another place to speak," she concluded.
Sara Rich tells UVSC ROTC Chairperson Major O'Reilly about her daughter Suzanne Swift's sexual abuse as panel organizer Cecily Light and Trish Withus listen.
049 - Indianapolis, Indiana
December 31, 2006
Last night, New Year's Eve 2006, several people associated with Veterans for Peace, Inc., Chapter 49, Indianapolis and their supporters held a vigil on the south steps of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis and read the names of the 3000 Americans that have been scarified to the Bush Administration's illegal, immoral war of aggression against a sovereign nation that posed no threat to us. All that took part in the event were moved at very deep and spiritual level. It is a difficult task to remember and honor the dead. And when you read page after page of names of young people that have been sacrificed on the altar of Bush's death machine, it tears at your soul.
Wednesday at 11:30 AM in front of the offices of Senators Lugar and Bayh there will be a reading of the names of the Indiana dead, with a tolling of the bell for each person lost.
111 - Bellingham, Washington
January 1, 2007
Eighty people gathered in Bellingham, WA to remember the 3000 soldiers who have died in the war in Iraq.
118 - Nikko Schoch Chapter - Salt Lake City, Utah
December 1, 2006
The newly named Nikko Schoch chapter 118 in Salt lake City, Utah adopted the G. I. Rights Hotline as the chapter project. The Salt Lake City Branch of the G. I. Rights Hotline began operations on Veterans Day November 11, 2006. Air Force veteran Trish Withus counsels on women's issues, and Vietnam Vet Rick Miller helps with crisis intervention and PTSD issues. Coordinator Aaron Davis advises active, reserve and national guard troops on hardship, discharge, AWOL, CO and DADT information.
The G. I. Rights Hotline is operated by the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors out of the Oakland, California office and can be reached by calling 800-394-9544 or www.girights.org. The Salt Lake City branch can be reached at 801-556-0599 or aaronmdavis@msn.com.
027 - Minneapolis, MN
November 11, 2006
The morning sun helped keep the sharp chill off of the forty plus present at the chapter’s Armistice Day memorial held at the “First Shot Memorial” on the capitol mall Saturday, November 11. The group remembered the fallen from previous wars and the current Iraq occupation.
Wayne Wittman introduced Molly Culligan who read from a Martin Luther King, Jr. biography that recounted his condemnation of the administrations’ involvement in the U.S. war in Vietnam. Anyone who arrived after Molly started could have thought she her remarks were about the current state of the Bush occupation policy. The bell was then struck eleven times at 11 a.m in honor of the original intent of Armistice Day reminding those present of the promise of the “War to end all wars.” John Varone read the names of the forty-four Minnesotans killed in Afghanistan and Iraq since President Bush ordered the attack on those two countries.Jack Rossbach remembered his four old friends¹ names that are on the Vietnam Wall and one that is not. The one not listed returned and later took his own life. Dr. David Harris reviewed briefly his recent experience in Louisiana that followed up his earlier volunteer efforts there after Katrina. He highlighted the racial policies that still prevail.
055 - Joan Duffy Chapter
November 13, 2006
The turnout for the parade was terrific; VFP was clearly the most visible presence in the audience for the ceremony at the Bataan Memorial, with VFP flags and signs in every part of the crowd. The reception for the VFP contingent was overwhelmingly positive and welcoming.
And it would be impossible to thank Tim Origer and Joe Mowrey enough for being the driving force behind the Iraq/Afghanistan Memorial Installation. The tabling crew on the Plaza reports that at least a thousand people came by during the day before the crew took down the banners.
Among the unexpected benefits of the Installation was a visit from the governor. Bill Richardson was very impressed with the memorial and asked Tim whether it would stay up. Tim responded that we would be taking it down at the end of the day, "... But it would be nice to put it up in the Round House rotunda some time." The governor agreed; so Tim asked when we could do it. "During the legislative session," the governor replied.
131 - Oklahoma Chapter
November 13, 2006
Elizabeth Aven and her classmates raised over $2100 for body armor! We were honored to help support the efforts by Elizabeth and made her an honorary associate member of OK VFP.[ Watch Video Clip | Photos ]
118 - Salt Lake City, Nikko Schoch Chapter
November 11, 2006Chapter 118 members gathered veterans day to honor vietnam vet hamburger hill survivor and chapter 118 co-founder Nikko Schoch who passed away august 5, 2006. The chapter is now named in his honor. The new chapter banner was unfurled, tributes given and taps played. Participating were chapter members Larry Chadwick, Donna Barrett, Trish Withus, Rick Miller, Dr. Robert Littlehale (Patrobas), Gene Barrett shown calming Nikkos dog Heshe, Nikkos longtime friend Annie Bloom, and Bob Robbins. The salt lake city branch of the G.I. Rights hotline kicked off operations november 11 with chapter sponsorship of the project. Trish Withus and Rick Miller are counselors. caption and photo by Aaron Davis
102 - Milwaukee, WI Chapter
November 4, 2006
Since we're not allowed into the Veterans Day Parade in Milwaukee, we decided to get in their faces. VFP and VVAW had the help of many peaceful people to install Arlington - Great Lakes, in a park where the parade makes a 90 degree turn. Everyone in the parade was forced to look at it.
I believe we had almost as many people helping to set up the display as were lined up to watch the whole length of the parade. [ News Story | Pictures ]
058 - Catskill Mountain
October 10, 2006
Two World War II veterans from VFP Catskill Mountain Chapter 058, Jay Wenk and Joan Keefe, have been counter-recruiting in front of the Military Recruiting Office in Kingston, New York for over a year and a half. Their activities consist of displaying a flag at half-staff, anti-war, anti-Bush signs, and handing out information to potential recruits and passersby. They also read aloud the names, ages, and home towns of soldiers killed in Iraq.
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