Images and thoughts from day to day.
From Chapter 92 Seattle, Veterans For peace I’m Michael T. McPhearson Army Veteran and former executive director of Veterans For Peace. Thank you to the following veterans for giving their reflections about Memorial Day. For many of us, Memorial Day never truly...
Practically every city, town and village across the United States have at least one memorial to fallen soldiers. I’m not sure about the North, but in the South, the deaths most honored are from the Civil War. Although the Confederate soldiers’ legacy...
Today I participated in a Stand Down for Saint Louis area homeless veterans. My role was rather simple. I took names, addresses and phone numbers for the legal clinic, and then guided the vets to the legal team of Saint Louis University...
I attended a Memorial Day event sponsored by Veterans For Peace Chapter 157 and other organizations. They had a great choir and spoken word. The Ragging Grannies are always a wonderful sight to see and a fun listen.
World War II Marine combat veteran and Veteran For Peace member Samuel Winstead, led a 360-mile “Ride for Peace” from Raleigh, NC, to D.C. I caught up with him in Washington. This picture was taken minutes after he finished the ride. He...
Students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale organized a peace-athon with Veterans For Peace. unfortunately, The site was in an out of the way place in the country and few people attended. It was a good try.