Veterans Support ‘Remove the Stain’ Act
The bipartisan bill, introduced on June 25, addresses the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 and rescinds 20 Medals of Honor that were awarded to members of the Seventh Cavalry Regiment for acts committed during the massacre.
VFP Testifies at Budget Committee with Poor People's Campaign
House Budget Committee - Poverty in America: Economic Realities of Struggling Families
Chris Overfelt, a representative of Veterans For Peace from Kansas, as part of the Poor People's Campaign, gave his testimony during a hearing on poverty in America and the economic realities of struggling families.
Veterans For Peace in Mauna Kea
Veterans For Peace was honored to be invited to present a letter of support at Mauna Kea last week.
Oregon Becomes Second State in Nation to Support Nuclear Ban Treaty
Veterans For Peace joined a coalition effort to help pass a bill in Oregon legislature that advocates for the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Korean War Armistice Day: July 27
This armistice agreement signed in 1953 was originally intended to be replaced soon with a peace agreement to end the war officially. Unfortunately, the U.S. has refused to sign a peace treaty to end the Korean War so far, and thus the Korean Peninsula still remains in a state of war with constant arms race and periodic military tensions.