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Related: About this forum"No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit
(I was able to watch these incredible women and men before they marched off and listen to them as they threw away their metals)
(it is sickening that these speeches weren't aired on mainstream news)
On Sunday, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as members of Afghans for Peace, led a peace march of thousands of people. Iraq Veterans Against the War held a ceremony where nearly 50 veterans discarded their war medals by hurling them down the street in the direction of the NATO summit. We hear the soldiers voices as they return their medals one by one from the stage. "Im here to return my Global War on Terror Service Medal in solidarity with the people of Iraq and the people of Afghanistan," said Jason Hurd, a former combat medic who spent 10 years in the U.S. Army. "I am deeply sorry for the destruction that we have caused in those countries and around the globe."
they deserve our support and love
http://www.ivaw.org/
Please share with others.. send to media and tell them, shame on them for not reporting on what the troops had to say
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"No NATO, No War": U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit (Original Post)
annm4peace
May 2012
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joelz
(185 posts)1. it sickened me to see the lack of
coverage these brave men and women received from the corporate media far better coverage (imo) can be viewed at http://www.democracynow.org/
IS4U
(2 posts)2. Veterans for Peace
The white flags with the helmet and dove in the crowd were older veterans for peace backing up IVAW.
[link:http://www.veteransforpeace.org/pressroom/news/2012/05/21/chicago-peace-town|
No one can have been disappointed with the turnout, but it might have been bigger if not for the fear that was spread prior to Sunday. In the face of that fear, Sunday's action was remarkable.
The fear was the result of a massive militarized police build up, rumors of evacuations, the boarding up of windows, brutal police assaults on activists, preemptive arrests, disappearances, and charges of terrorism. A segment of the activist world plays into these police tactics, wearing bandanas, shouting curses, antagonizing police, and eroding credibility for claims that violence is all police-initiated.
Yet the vast majority of the crowd was disciplined, nonviolent, and effective. It is critical that the people of Afghanistan know the people of the U.S. oppose what NATO is doing to them.
The fear was the result of a massive militarized police build up, rumors of evacuations, the boarding up of windows, brutal police assaults on activists, preemptive arrests, disappearances, and charges of terrorism. A segment of the activist world plays into these police tactics, wearing bandanas, shouting curses, antagonizing police, and eroding credibility for claims that violence is all police-initiated.
Yet the vast majority of the crowd was disciplined, nonviolent, and effective. It is critical that the people of Afghanistan know the people of the U.S. oppose what NATO is doing to them.
The excerpt above is from an article on the veterans for peace website.
WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)3. Lump in my throat
Not nearly enough Americans will ever see this.
annm4peace
(6,119 posts)4. share with friends, family and coworkers
thank god for internet and alternative news. Except Democracy Now is in a lot of places.