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Maggie Martin

Maggie Martin is a Co-Director and Director of Organizing with Iraq Veterans Against the War, she's been a member of IVAW since 2007 and a staff member since 2011. Maggie was in the Army from 2001-2006, she had 3 deployments to Kuwait and Iraq in 2002, 2003, and 2005 then left the Army as a Sergeant in 2006. Maggie has a M.A. is Social Justice from Marygrove College in Detroit and she has participated in some of IVAWs biggest events including the 2008 marches on the DNC and RNC, the 2011 NATO Medal Return, Fort Hood Outreach Drive, and the Current Right to Heal Initiative.

Maggie Martin's Posts

Veterans Call Out Creeping Militarism In Colorado
For Immediate Release Friday, November 4th, 2016 Contact: Alan Pitts (723) 925-5337 “Veterans Call Out Creeping Militarism In Colorado” On Saturday November 5, 2016, Military Veterans from Colorado and New Mexico will be speaking about their military experience with militarism. Throughout the history of the United States, the military...
15 Lessons from 15 Years of War
Preparing to give a talk to the Stop the War coalition in the UK, I’ve reflected on 15 years of war. I spent the first five years in the military and most of the time since then working to transform our militaristic society with Iraq Veterans Against the War. These are my reflections from the decade and a half Global War on Terror.  2001: I...
Fear, Guilt and Love: Reflections on the World Social Forum from a US Veteran
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I’ve tried, pretty successfully, to live a life without too much fear. Growing up I didn’t follow the rules of stranger danger. I talked to everyone I met, picked up hitchhikers, went out to unfamiliar places alone, and I’m convinced it has enriched my life. I’ve been lucky; I’ve never had anything bad happen, at least not from someone I was...

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Branch of Service:

United States Army

Unit(s):

3rd Infantry Division

Military Occupation:

Signal

Where Served:

Ft. Stewart, Kuwait, Iraq

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