I was waxing nostalgic for the old days...(early 70s)...when hardhats whupped yippies for sport
The email invite to Milwaukee's "tribute." Brought to you by the fine folks of Code Pink among others.
Please Join Us! Action Alert
1,000 U.S. Soldiers Have Died in Iraq
Candle Light Vigil for U.S. Troops - Thursday Sept. 9 7:30 pm
Veterans Park, Lincoln Memorial Dr.(Just North of the War Memorial Center)
One thousand young Americans have died in Iraq, almost seven thousand are
maimed, and many thousands of Iraqis have died. The President won't mourn
our dead, but we will this Thursday night on Milwaukee's lakefront at
Veterans Park.
Peace Action Wisconsin joins United for Peace and Justice, in coordination
with Win Without War, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace,
CODEPINK, and hundreds of other peace and justice groups including Iraq
Veterans to say: Enough to Endless War and Suffering, Bring Them Home Now!
We will remember the 1,000 US servicemen and women who have died in Iraq.
We will remember the many thousands of Iraqis--civilians and combatants,
men and women, children the elderly--who have been killed.
We will remember that these deaths did not have to happen.
We know that the current administration has plunged us into this unjust and
unjustifiable war, driven by greed for oil and lust for power and fueled by
lie after lie.
We cannot remain silent.
We want an end to the occupation so the Iraqi people can determine their
own destiny free from foreign interference and control.
We want our troops brought home now. Don't ask these men and women to
continue to die for politicians' mistakes and lies.
And we want them treated right when they return. Give them the benefits
they were promised and give them the help they will need to heal their
bodies, their minds and their spirits.
We will be there to remember, to honor and to mourn. We will not forget!
George Martin
Peace Action WI
1001 E. Keefe Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-964-5158
www.PeaceActionWI.org
I think the good old days will make a comeback---- the country and even the world is losing it's political correctness.