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  • How many Veterans are offended by the peace symbol and why? (vanity)

    07/14/2009 11:35:38 AM PDT · by Freedom2specul8 · 112 replies · 2,390+ views
    7-14-2009
    RANDOM POLL: Veterans: how many of you are offended by the peace symbol and why? (Family members and friends who know the answer, please feel free to speak on behalf of Veterans who cannot post.... ) Thank you for your time! To quote myself: "I’ve always associated the peace symbol with those who spit on the vietnam vets"
  • Vietnam war draft dodgers reunion opens in British Columbia town

    07/07/2006 12:00:44 PM PDT · by siddude · 39 replies · 1,645+ views
    CASTLEGAR, British Columbia -- For Craig Wiester of Minneapolis, fleeing to Canada to avoid the draft during the Vietnam war meant losing a country, a way of life - and his father. "He felt it was a man's duty to go when his country called," Wiester said Thursday at the opening of a four-day reunion and peace event to honor U.S. draft resisters who fled to Canada and the Canadians who assisted them. Organizers were expecting hundreds of draft resisters and their Canadian supporters to attend the gathering, which includes workshops and panel discussions at Selkirk College and the nearby...