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We are Veterans, We are the 99%: Veterans March in Support of Occupy Wall Street

Today Veterans of the 99% marched on Wall Street, announcing their support for the 99% and the occupations popping up around the country.  The march began at Vietnam Veterans Plaza, passed in front of the New York Stock...

New York City Chapter: Veterans of the 99% Call to Action

Call to Action Across the country Americans of all stripes are coming together in their cities and towns to demand government accountability and an end to Wall Street’s stranglehold on our political system.  As the 99%...

Tonight: AVAW Tour Comes to NYC!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 6:30pm NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near East Studies 50 Washington Sq. S. (Entrance on Sullivan St.) New York, NY Appetizers from Khyber Pass Restaurant (Afghan food) will be served...

IVAW Statement on Naser Abdo Arrest

IVAW learned this morning that PFC Naser Abdo was arrested yesterday in Killeen, TX, and is being investigated by the FBI on charges of possessing firearms and bomb-making materials. Abdo is not now and has never...

Afghanistan: Can Meaningful Transition Succeed?

It is easy to talk about transition in Afghanistan in broad conceptual terms. It is far harder to provide anything approaching a realistic set of strategic goals for such transition, and meaningful, detailed plans for...
Through Veterans' Eyes

Book Review: Through Veterans' Eyes, by Larry Minear

Larry Minear’s Through Veterans’ Eyes takes an in-depth look at the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in order to place their selected experiences within the context of the history of the region, and American...

Book Review: Lethal Warriors

Lethal Warriors by David Philipps takes a realistic look at the mental costs of the war in Iraq. Philipps’s account describes the deployment, return, and redeployment of several soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 506th...
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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back'

The push by some in the media against rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States gained valuable voices of support over the weekend -- and now joining that chorus are veterans who fought alongside U.S....
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Remembering September 11th in the Context of War

When September 11th, 2001 came, I had been out of AIT for only a month. New York City was not just a place I'd lived, but a best beloved home I had left behind only a few short weeks ago, for the start of my work at a...
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IVAW's Resolution on Non-Violence

Resolution proposing that IVAW only use, supports or endorses, non-violent and peaceful actions Whereas there is no official statement regarding Iraq Veterans Against the War’s stand on methodology for achieving our...
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Letter from Marc Hall

IVAW is partnering with Courage to Resist to raise awareness and funds for Marc Hall. Please donate now: Letter from Army SPC Marc Hall, February 20, 1010: I never thought that I would join the Army only to one day...
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Stop-lossed soldier sits in Jail

After over a month of confinement, Army Specialist Marc Hall still sits incarcerated in the Liberty County Jail near Fort Stewart, GA.  The U.S. Army jailed Hall on December 11, claiming that the lyrics of his hip-hop song...
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Making the Invisible Visible

March 21, 2010 Making the Invisible Visible and Ending Wars Driven by Oil By, Joseph Juhasz and Antonia Juhasz We chose to write this blog together as father and daughter, Veterans for Peace member and Iraq Veterans...

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Jose Vasquez

Jose N. Vasquez was born in Bronx, NY and grew up in Southern California from the age of nine. After graduating high school in 1992, he enlisted...
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David Alexander

I enlisted in the U.S. Army from Feb 2002 until May 2007 as a 13F Fire Support Specialist.  I served in the 1st BCT of the 1st Armored Division,...
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Andrew Johnson

I signed up for the Army while I was a high school senior in Warwick, NY in December of 2002. I was enlisted from August of 2003 until March of...

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