Category: Veterans

The Invisible Ones: Homeless Combat Veterans

 Source  April 3, 2009  7 Comments on The Invisible Ones: Homeless Combat Veterans

by Patty Mooney

How many times have you passed up a sleeping figure underneath a blanket or tarp on the darkened streets of your city? Have you ever considered that this could be one of our war heroes?

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IRAQ – 6 YEARS of WAR and OCCUPATION MARCH & RALLY, San Diego, Saturday March 21, 2009

 Patty Jones  March 20, 2009  2 Comments on IRAQ – 6 YEARS of WAR and OCCUPATION MARCH & RALLY, San Diego, Saturday March 21, 2009

MARCH & RALLY, Saturday March 21, 2009

2:30 PM Rally at the War Memorial building on Park Boulevard
Sponsored by The San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice (SDCPJ)

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Vets for Peace Rally at Horton Plaza on 6th Anniversary of Iraq War

 Frank Gormlie  March 20, 2009  0 Comments on Vets for Peace Rally at Horton Plaza on 6th Anniversary of Iraq War

Vets for Peace gathered and bannered at Horton Plaza March 19th, 2009 … 6 yrs and counting ..

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Pentagon ends media ban on coffins

 Source  February 26, 2009  1 Comment on Pentagon ends media ban on coffins

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today that he is lifting a 1991 ban on news coverage of the return of the remains of fallen service members to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, although he will leave the decision about press coverage up to the family of the dead.

The controversial ban on photography and other media coverage of the solemn return of flag-draped coffins — upheld by both Republican and Democratic administrations — has generated lawsuits as well as conflicting emotions on the part of military familiies.

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New York Civil Liberties Union seeks probe into protest melee at Presidential debate

 Staff  October 17, 2008  0 Comments on New York Civil Liberties Union seeks probe into protest melee at Presidential debate

15 arrested and at least 2 injured when mounted police are used for crowd control against peaceful demonstrators By Patrick…

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Veterans For Peace End Archives Building Occupation On High Note

 Staff  September 24, 2008  0 Comments on Veterans For Peace End Archives Building Occupation On High Note

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 7:20 a.m. ADT (courtesy of Mike Ferner, VFP) Washington — Five military veterans, all members of…

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Updates on Vets’ Protest & Fast in Washington, DC

 Staff  September 23, 2008  2 Comments on Updates on Vets’ Protest & Fast in Washington, DC

September 23, 2008: A small group of veterans are currently staging a protest and fast in Washington, DC, calling for…

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Right Now: Veterans Climb Government Building, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney

 Staff  September 23, 2008  7 Comments on Right Now: Veterans Climb Government Building, Call for Arrest of Bush and Cheney

UPDATE: GO HERE. Vets Plan Fast On Ledge for 24 Hours Right now, five military veterans — from Veterans for…

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McCain and the POW Cover-up

 Staff  September 21, 2008  1 Comment on McCain and the POW Cover-up

The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of…

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5 Reasons to Demonstrate Against Blackwater Today – Sept. 13th – at Otay Mesa

 Frank Gormlie  September 13, 2008  0 Comments on 5 Reasons to Demonstrate Against Blackwater Today – Sept. 13th – at Otay Mesa

There’s a demonstration against Blackwater being in San Diego County today. From 3pm to 5pm down at their Otay Mesa…

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How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let me count the ways…

 Staff  September 8, 2008  2 Comments on How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let me count the ways…

by Jon Soltz / VetVoice / Monday, September 8, 2008 Last week’s Republican convention sure made every superficial effort to…

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3,000 Vets, War Protesters Hand-Deliver Their Message

 Staff  August 28, 2008  0 Comments on 3,000 Vets, War Protesters Hand-Deliver Their Message

by Patti Thorn / Rocky Mountain News / Thursday, August 28, 2008 DENVER – “Follow Us. Welcome to Denver,” read…

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