Largest military base in nation site of key demonstration by anti-war soldiers and former soldiers. Media invited.
Event: SICK OF FIGHTING THE WARS!
What: Protest
Start Time: Friday, January 15 at 8:30am
End Time: Friday, January 15 at 6:00pm
Where: East Gate, corner of Fort Hood St and Veterans Avenue
Soldiers and dependents of the military community are literally sick of fighting the wars of the past decade.
Soldiers enter the Army ready and willing to fight for our country in wars of national defense. Soldiers do not sign up to fight wars which turn out to be based on lies, or wars of imperial aggression, as Afghanistan has become. Soldiers do not sign up to fight unjust wars and come back plagued with nightmares, physical symptoms, PTSD, and TBI among other injuries.
Here are the 935 Lies of the Bush administration which led us into war with Iraq. Increasing US troops in Afghanistan has resulted in a surge in civilian casualties (not "collateral damage") which bolsters the insurgency and has made our country less safe.
HOSTED BY UNDER THE HOOD CAFE (a pro-soldier, anti-war organization)
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GI Rights:
Army Regulation 600‑20 paragraph 5‑2 b authorizes soldiers, including national guard and reserve, to participate in local nonpartisan political activities. Iraq Veterans Against the War is local and does not participate in partisan political activities. Soldiers are not authorized to: (1) Wear a military uniform or use any government property. (2) Allow participation in IVAW to interfere with, or prejudice, military duties. (3) Imply that the Army has taken an official position on, or is otherwise involved in, the local political campaign or issue.
You have the right to attend peaceful demonstrations on your time This right is explained in Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 1325.6.
You have the right to say & write (mostly) what you think But there are some limits here. You can't call the President or other high government officials what article 88 of the UCMJ calls "contemptuous words" like "fascist," "thief," murderer," "tyrant," "fool," and "gangster." You can, subject to these and other limitations, write, publish, and distribute things like newspapers, leaflets, and web pages. It all has to be while you’re off duty and without using military paper, ink, computers, phones, or other supplies or equipment. See Army Regulation 600-20 Appendix B for further explanation. RESOURCE: Veterans for Peace GI Rights
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