War No More - A Memorial Day Message
This Memorial Day weekend, Veterans For Peace calls on our members and friends to reflect on the gravity of the day, whose official purpose is to “honor all those who died in service to the U.S. during peacetime and war.” Veterans For Peace chooses to honor ALL who have died in wars, both civilians and combatants. Our hope is that a sober accounting of the casualties of war will mitigate against the tendency to turn Memorial Day – like Veterans Day – into a patriotic celebration of U.S. militarism.
Veterans Hold Fast For Gaza
A coalition of military veterans, religious and humanitarian organizations will begin a 40-day “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza,” with a news conference at 10:00 am ET, at the “Isaiah Wall” near the United Nations headquarters in New York City, moving to the U.S. Mission to the UN, where the fast will be conducted.
Veterans For Peace Condemns Israel's Drone Attack on Freedom Flotilla
Veterans For Peace joins in the international condemnation of Israel's outrageous drone attack on the Conscience, an unarmed ship attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinian men, women - and especially children - who are being deliberately starved by Israel, with active collusion by the U.S.
50 years since the end of the United States War in Vietnam
50 years since the end of the United States War in
Vietnam