It's Veteran's Day

The site CODE PINK Women for Peace reminds that Veteran's Day originally was established in part "to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations ..."

In their essay, "How to support our troops on Veteran's Day," coauthors Medea Benjamin and Gayle Brandeis suggest that we can champion our men and women in the service without supporting the war itself.

This November 11, as we honor the sacrifice and courage of our veterans, let us recognize that the best way to support our troops is to call for their swift exit from Iraq, to guarantee them the care they deserve when they return, and to make policy changes that will stop us from ever again rushing into a reckless, oil-hungry war.

Comments

[lori]

Hey, name-dropping here...I worked with Gayle's father, Buzz, in Chicago. He was like 70-something at the time and was still working away in direct marketing. He used to bring in Gayle's essays in for me to read because he knew I really liked fiction and has some aspriations (obviously unfulfilled) to extend my writing beyond direct mail.

Thanks for pointing out the link! It's nice to see what she's up to these days.

And, look...I found Buzz!

http://gaylebrandeis.blogspot.com/2005/11/my-brother-just-sent-some-great-photos.html

Thanks!