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(The author is a Green who lives in NYC and hosts a show on Pacficia =20
station WBAI)
How I spent Veteran's Day, 2006
Anti-war veterans led by Veterans for Peace in Saturday's NYC =20
Veterans Day parade (l), while onlookers cheer their anti-war message
Marching with anti-war vets - and seeing, first-hand, broad =20
public support for their call for immediate withdrawal from Iraq
By Don DeBar
NEW YORK CITY - Veteran's Day has always been a tough one for me. =20
On the one hand, I have always understood and appreciated the =20
sacrifices made by millions of our men and women who donned the =20
uniform of service and sacrifice and suffered the horrors of war on =20
our behalf; after all, my own family lost two of our promising young =20
men to the Vietnam war. On the other hand, I have always been troubled =20
by the shadow of militarism - which has loomed so large over the =20
nation for the past five years, and which has always been present, if =20
often latent, in our culture.
The historical root of the day itself overflows with irony - it =20
began as a celebration of the end of "the war to end all wars" and =20
survives today with ceremonial remembrances honoring those who have =20
served in the many wars since. I have thus viewed the day with mixed =20
feelings - gratitude for the sacrifices made by veterans, coupled with =20
apprehension that the willingness of so many to selflessly subsume =20
their lives to military service has too often been, and could again =20
be, exploited by unscrupulous leaders and placed at the service of =20
their own personal ambitions.
Since the run-up to the Iraq war, I have, like many, many others, =20
spent much of my time working to oppose it. First, we spoke out, and =20
those of us with access to the media did our level best to insist that =20
the opposition get coverage - or at least acknowledgement of its =20
existence. Then we joined the effort to organize the growing =20
opposition into a political force that could compel the US government =20
to stop the war and bring the troops home.
Two years ago, my own efforts brought me to New York City to join =20
with a group of anti-war veterans who were marching as a group in the =20
2004 official Veterans Day parade. Camcorder in hand, with my WBAI =20
press credentials at the ready, I felt that I needed to witness and =20
report on the response from the crowd of onlookers to the message =20
being carried by such as Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against =20
the War. I also wanted, should the mood get ugly and these people of =20
peace face scorn or worse, to stand in solidarity with them and bear =20
witness to whatever might have come their way as a consequence of =20
their taking a stand.
"You will be surprised at the reception from the crowd," Ben Chitty =20
from Vietnam Veterans Against the War promised me that day, telling =20
this reporter that, even then, veterans and their supporters were in =20
the main calling for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. If the people =20
lined along Fifth Avenue that day in 2004 were any indication, his =20
estimation was an accurate one. Even uniformed NYPD officers threw the =20
familiar peace sign to the marchers and joined in the chant "Bring the =20
Troops home - NOW!"
Two years later, the war has somehow continued unabated, despite =20
polls indicating that a majority of Americans - Democrats and =20
Republicans, Red states and Blue - want the troops to come home. As if =20
the very existence of that situation were not enough of an affront to =20
democracy, this years crop of incumbent politicians from both parties =20
failed to include a pledge to begin withdrawal from Iraq, compounding =20
the insult.
Nevertheless, the strong identification in the public mind of the =20
war with the Bush administration and the Republican congress led to a =20
thorough trouncing of Republicans in last week's elections, and the =20
pundits of the airwaves - including the right, far right and center - =20
have all acknowledged that the election was a referendum on, and =20
repudiation of, the war and occupation.
With this hopeful note in mind, I waited at the corner of 26th =20
Street for this year's anti-war delegation to the Veterans Day march. =20
After an hour or so, I saw them approach, and joined them as they =20
passed.
I sought out David Kline, a veteran who has been a vocal opponent =20
of the Iraq war since it was first proposed, and thanked him for his =20
tireless effort. I marched with the veterans, whose members survived =20
wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Bosnia and elsewhere. We joined in =20
cadences that told of shared memories (Vietnam), war profiteering =20
(Halliburton and Bechtel) and the neglect of veterans by the =20
government. The call was issued frequently - "What do we want?" and =20
each time was enthusiastically answered with "Peace!"
I am unsure if it was the emboldening result of the election, or =20
simply that people have finally wearied of being fearful and =20
intimidated, but whatever the reason, the crowds lining the avenue in =20
review were extremely enthusiastic - no, exuberant - in their response =20
to our message. They joined in the cadence, answered the calls, =20
flashed the peace hand sign, held placards in support of the message. =20
The people - and many of the veterans who were marching not with us, =20
but with their own groups - were publicly and unequivocally =20
demonstrating their support for the call for an immediate withdrawal.
I am now certain of where the people of New York stand on the =20
question of withdrawal from Iraq - they want out, and they want it =20
now. The question is, what is to be done about it?
DDeBar
87 Ferris Place
Ossining, NY 10562
dondebar@optonline.net
Visit the Regional Roundup website
Tri-state community news and information at http://www.regionalroundup.org
Listen to WBAI - 99.5 FM in New York City
Peace and Justice Radio
On the Web at http://www.wbai.org
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How I spent Veteran's Day, 2006
=20
=20
Anti-war veterans led by Veterans for Peace in Saturday's NYC Veterans Day=
parade (l), while onlookers cheer their anti-war message
=20
Marching with anti-war vets - and seeing, first-hand, broad public suppo=
rt for their call for immediate withdrawal from Iraq=20
=20
By Don DeBar
=20
NEW YORK CITY - Veteran's Day has always been a tough one for me. On the o=
ne hand, I have always understood and appreciated the sacrifices made by mil=
lions of our men and women who donned the uniform of service and sacrifice a=
nd suffered the horrors of war on our behalf; after all, my own family lost =
two of our promising young men to the Vietnam war. On the other hand, I have=
always been troubled by the shadow of militarism - which has loomed so larg=
e over the nation for the past five years, and which has always been present=
, if often latent, in our culture.
=20
The historical root of the day itself overflows with irony - it began as a=
celebration of the end of "the war to end all wars" and survives today with=
ceremonial remembrances honoring those who have served in the many wars sin=
ce. I have thus viewed the day with mixed feelings - gratitude for the sacr=
ifices made by veterans, coupled with apprehension that the willingness of s=
o many to selflessly subsume their lives to military service has too often b=
een, and could again be, exploited by unscrupulous leaders and placed at the=
service of their own personal ambitions.
=20
Since the run-up to the Iraq war, I have, like many, many others, spent mu=
ch of my time working to oppose it. First, we spoke out, and those of us wit=
h access to the media did our level best to insist that the opposition get c=
overage - or at least acknowledgement of its existence. Then we joined the e=
ffort to organize the growing opposition into a political force that could c=
ompel the US government to stop the war and bring the troops home.
=20
Two years ago, my own efforts brought me to New York City to join with a g=
roup of anti-war veterans who were marching as a group in the 2004 official =
Veterans Day parade. Camcorder in hand, with my WBAI press credentials at th=
e ready, I felt that I needed to witness and report on the response from the=
crowd of onlookers to the message being carried by such as Veterans for Pea=
ce and Iraq Veterans Against the War. I also wanted, should the mood get ugl=
y and these people of peace face scorn or worse, to stand in solidarity with=
them and bear witness to whatever might have come their way as a consequenc=
e of their taking a stand.
=20
"You will be surprised at the reception from the crowd," Ben Chitty from V=
ietnam Veterans Against the War promised me that day, telling this reporter =
that, even then, veterans and their supporters were in the main calling for =
an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. If the people lined along Fifth Avenue th=
at day in 2004 were any indication, his estimation was an accurate one. Even=
uniformed NYPD officers threw the familiar peace sign to the marchers and j=
oined in the chant "Bring the Troops home - NOW!"
=20
Two years later, the war has somehow continued unabated, despite polls ind=
icating that a majority of Americans - Democrats and Republicans, Red states=
and Blue - want the troops to come home. As if the very existence of that s=
ituation were not enough of an affront to democracy, this years crop of incu=
mbent politicians from both parties failed to include a pledge to begin with=
drawal from Iraq, compounding the insult.
=20
Nevertheless, the strong identification in the public mind of the war with=
the Bush administration and the Republican congress led to a thorough troun=
cing of Republicans in last week's elections, and the pundits of the airwave=
s - including the right, far right and center - have all acknowledged that t=
he election was a referendum on, and repudiation of, the war and occupation.
=20
With this hopeful note in mind, I waited at the corner of 26th Street for =
this year's anti-war delegation to the Veterans Day march. After an hour or =
so, I saw them approach, and joined them as they passed.
=20
I sought out David Kline, a veteran who has been a vocal opponent of the I=
raq war since it was first proposed, and thanked him for his tireless effort=
. I marched with the veterans, whose members survived wars in Korea, Vietnam=
, Iraq, Bosnia and elsewhere. We joined in cadences that told of shared memo=
ries (Vietnam), war profiteering (Halliburton and Bechtel) and the neglect o=
f veterans by the government. The call was issued frequently - "What do we w=
ant?" and each time was enthusiastically answered with "Peace!"
=20
I am unsure if it was the emboldening result of the election, or simply th=
at people have finally wearied of being fearful and intimidated, but whateve=
r the reason, the crowds lining the avenue in review were extremely enthusia=
stic - no, exuberant - in their response to our message. They joined in the =
cadence, answered the calls, flashed the peace hand sign, held placards in s=
upport of the message. The people - and many of the veterans who were marchi=
ng not with us, but with their own groups - were publicly and unequivocally =
demonstrating their support for the call for an immediate withdrawal.
=20
I am now certain of where the people of New York stand on the question of =
withdrawal from Iraq - they want out, and they want it now. The question is,=
what is to be done about it?
DDeBar
87 Ferris Place
Ossining, NY 10562
914 739-2700 days
914 945-0815 eves
dondebar@optonline.net=20
Visit the Regional Roundup website
Tri-state community news and information at http://www.regionalroundup.org
Listen to WBAI - 99.5 FM in New York City
Peace and Justice Radio
On the Web at http://www.wbai.org=20
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<p> How I spent Veteran's Day, 2006<br>
<br>
<br>
Anti-war veterans led by Veterans for Peace in Saturday's NYC Veterans Day=
parade (l), while onlookers cheer their anti-war message<br>
<br>
Marching with anti-war vets - and seeing, first-hand, broad public suppo=
rt for their call for immediate withdrawal from Iraq <br>
<br>
<br>
By Don DeBar<br>
<br>
NEW YORK CITY - Veteran's Day has always been a tough one for me. On the o=
ne hand, I have always understood and appreciated the sacrifices made by mil=
lions of our men and women who donned the uniform of service and sacrifice a=
nd suffered the horrors of war on our behalf; after all, my own family lost =
two of our promising young men to the Vietnam war. On the other hand, I have=
always been troubled by the shadow of militarism - which has loomed so larg=
e over the nation for the past five years, and which has always been present=
, if often latent, in our culture.<br>
<br>
The historical root of the day itself overflows with irony - it began as a=
celebration of the end of "the war to end all wars" and survives =
today with ceremonial remembrances honoring those who have served in the man=
y wars since. I have thus viewed the day with mixed feelings - gratitude fo=
r the sacrifices made by veterans, coupled with apprehension that the willin=
gness of so many to selflessly subsume their lives to military service has t=
oo often been, and could again be, exploited by unscrupulous leaders and pla=
ced at the service of their own personal ambitions.<br>
<br>
Since the run-up to the Iraq war, I have, like many, many others, spent mu=
ch of my time working to oppose it. First, we spoke out, and those of us wit=
h access to the media did our level best to insist that the opposition get c=
overage - or at least acknowledgement of its existence. Then we joined the e=
ffort to organize the growing opposition into a political force that could c=
ompel the US government to stop the war and bring the troops home.<br>
<br>
Two years ago, my own efforts brought me to New York City to join with a g=
roup of anti-war veterans who were marching as a group in the 2004 official =
Veterans Day parade. Camcorder in hand, with my WBAI press credentials at th=
e ready, I felt that I needed to witness and report on the response from the=
crowd of onlookers to the message being carried by such as Veterans for Pea=
ce and Iraq Veterans Against the War. I also wanted, should the mood get ugl=
y and these people of peace face scorn or worse, to stand in solidarity with=
them and bear witness to whatever might have come their way as a consequenc=
e of their taking a stand.<br>
<br>
"You will be surprised at the reception from the crowd," Ben Chi=
tty from Vietnam Veterans Against the War promised me that day, telling this=
reporter that, even then, veterans and their supporters were in the main ca=
lling for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. If the people lined along Fifth=
Avenue that day in 2004 were any indication, his estimation was an accurate=
one. Even uniformed NYPD officers threw the familiar peace sign to the marc=
hers and joined in the chant "Bring the Troops home - NOW!"<br>
<br>
Two years later, the war has somehow continued unabated, despite polls ind=
icating that a majority of Americans - Democrats and Republicans, Red states=
and Blue - want the troops to come home. As if the very existence of that s=
ituation were not enough of an affront to democracy, this years crop of incu=
mbent politicians from both parties failed to include a pledge to begin with=
drawal from Iraq, compounding the insult.<br>
<br>
Nevertheless, the strong identification in the public mind of the war with=
the Bush administration and the Republican congress led to a thorough troun=
cing of Republicans in last week's elections, and the pundits of the airwave=
s - including the right, far right and center - have all acknowledged that t=
he election was a referendum on, and repudiation of, the war and occupation.=
<br>
<br>
With this hopeful note in mind, I waited at the corner of 26th Street for =
this year's anti-war delegation to the Veterans Day march. After an hour or =
so, I saw them approach, and joined them as they passed.<br>
<br>
I sought out David Kline, a veteran who has been a vocal opponent of the I=
raq war since it was first proposed, and thanked him for his tireless effort=
. I marched with the veterans, whose members survived wars in Korea, Vietnam=
, Iraq, Bosnia and elsewhere. We joined in cadences that told of shared memo=
ries (Vietnam), war profiteering (Halliburton and Bechtel) and the neglect o=
f veterans by the government. The call was issued frequently - "What do=
we want?" and each time was enthusiastically answered with "Peace=
!"<br>
<br>
I am unsure if it was the emboldening result of the election, or simply th=
at people have finally wearied of being fearful and intimidated, but whateve=
r the reason, the crowds lining the avenue in review were extremely enthusia=
stic - no, exuberant - in their response to our message. They joined in the =
cadence, answered the calls, flashed the peace hand sign, held placards in s=
upport of the message. The people - and many of the veterans who were marchi=
ng not with us, but with their own groups - were publicly and unequivocally =
demonstrating their support for the call for an immediate withdrawal.<br>
<br>
I am now certain of where the people of New York stand on the question of =
withdrawal from Iraq - they want out, and they want it now. The question is,=
what is to be done about it?<br>
<br>
DDeBar<br>
87 Ferris Place<br>
Ossining, NY 10562<br>
914 739-2700 days<br>
914 945-0815 eves<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:dondebar%40optonline.net">dondebar@optonline.<wbr>net</a> =
<br>
Visit the Regional Roundup website<br>
Tri-state community news and information at <a href=3D"http://www.regionalro=
undup.org">http://www.regional<wbr>roundup.org</a><br>
Listen to WBAI - 99.5 FM in New York City<br>
Peace and Justice Radio<br>
On the Web at <a href=3D"http://www.wbai.org">http://www.wbai.<wbr>org</a> <=
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