When I'm wearing my Vietnam Veterans Against
the War shirt I usually say: 'We killed three to four
million people or more who would have preferred to
be our friends. The word service seems so inappropriate.' Sometimes I'll say: 'Against the war is the
part I'd like to be thanked for.' - Eduardo Cohen
Thank you. I'm a member of Veterans For Peace.
We try to fight harder for peace than we do war. I
am lucky I am alive." - Buzz Davis
I thank them for saying that but then I follow up by
saying that the best way they can 'thank me' is to
work to end war, abolish war, so that in the future
there won't be any veterans left who went to war to
'thank them' for serving." - Will Thomas
I didn't SERVE as a member of the US Navy; I
serve humankind NOW as a member of Veterans
For Peace.- Erik Lobo
The Golden Rule and her crew are also connecting with climate justice ―kayaktavists‖ and
communities who are resisting oil, coal and natural gas infrastructure, which present great environmental dangers, locally and globally.
“Yes, we are sailing for a nuclear-free world,”
says Helen Jaccard, VFP Golden Rule Project
Manager. “But we are also sailing for a peaceful,
sustainable future for all.”
Many people and organizations are contributing
to the voyage of the Golden Rule. Physicians for
Social Responsibility is assisting with organizing
in both Washington and Oregon. The Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action has donated
$1,000 for the Golden Rule‘s visit to the Puget
Sound. Humboldt Bay Veterans For Peace recently donated over $3,000 to purchase a 6-person
inflatable lifeboat for the Golden Rule. Education
Without Borders donated $500 toward the Portland visit. Veterans For Peace chapters in Portland and Seattle have made substantial contributions, as have VFP chapters as far away as San
Diego and Ohio, who are challenging other VFP
chapters to become Golden Rule sustainers.
Follow the Golden Rule this summer on the
website at vfpgoldenruleproject.org, or on Facebook ―VFP Golden Rule Project.‖
Track the Golden Rule‟s progress as she sails
at share.delorme.com/GoldenRule
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tide of hate speech primarily directed at Muslims
with our recently launched Veterans Challenge Islamophobia campaign. In November 2015, we filed
an amicus letter brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals in support of the Marshall Islands lawsuit
against the United Stat