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Matt Howard

Matt Howard is the Co-Director of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) a member-led Post-9/11 veterans organization focused on ending militarism. He has worked with IVAW in various capacities since 2011 including as Chapter president in the Bay area, local organizer in Texas with the Operation Recovery campaign, and as Communications Director. Howard served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter mechanic from 2001 to 2006 and deployed twice to Iraq where he became deeply opposed to the occupations and discovered a commitment to social change work. Howard is presently based in New York City.

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Hiring for an Administrative Assistant in NY
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Iraq Veterans Against the War is hiring. Administrative Assistant (P/T) | Job Posting Part-time: 20-25 hours/week   JOB DESCRIPTION The Administrative Assistant is responsible for the timely processing of donations, responding to all incoming communications, assisting other staff to maintain smooth office operations, and making bank deposits...
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Demanding the Right to Heal
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Three days ago I saw the aftermath of explosives that tore through a crowd of unsuspecting bystanders, shrapnel leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. I read how children lost their lives, others lost limbs and a nation looked on in horror. On Monday, this same scene played out over and over again. All of them separate bombings, all on the...
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Telling Our Stories
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IVAW Members are speaking out about their experiences in the military. They are shedding light on the stigma around mental health care, the economic factors that motivated their enlistment and the questionable methods of waging war in our current era. LA Chapter President Cameron White spoke about the economic drivers compelling our foreign...

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Branch of Service:

United States Marine Corps

Unit(s):

MALS 26, MALS 29, MALS 36

Military Occupation:

6122 Helicopter engine mechanic

Where Served:

MCAS Futenma, Okinawa; MCAS New RIver, NC; Al Asad Airbase, Iraq; Camp Al Taqqadum, Iraq

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