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How veteran Kurt Vonnegut saw Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

“I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations which had fought in the … Continue reading →

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No Trump Military Parade!

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

VFP 132 has just signed on as an organization supporting this. Please visit the “No Trump Military Parade” website to see the other organizations and to sign on as an individual (to help organize here or in DC). There are … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Armistice Day, November 11

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

[The original submission for the Corvallis Gazette-Times “As I See It” piece, published Nov. 6, 2016] November 11 is Armistice Day Many celebrate November 11 as Veterans Day, but across the country, Veterans For Peace chapters and other peace and … Continue reading →

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Linus Pauling VFP Chapter in Armistice (Vets) Day Parade

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

Veterans For Peace reclaims Nov. 11 as Armistice Day Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter, Corvallis will be joined by other peace and justice groups for our entry in the annual Armistice (Veterans) Day Parade in Albany, Oregon on November … Continue reading →

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For those who doubt parades = community outreach …

Posted on November 12, 2012 by
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Madison VFP Members’ Powerful Protest

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

Somehow it seems fitting to post this on Veterans Day We recently received this video from Voices Newspaper Blog.  It features a weekly protest against drone warfare by two VFP brothers and Viet Nam veterans, Lars Prip and David Soumis, … Continue reading →

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Join VFP 132 for the Albany, Oregon “Armistice Day” Parade, Saturday, Nov. 10

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

Billed as the largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi.  The Linus Pauling VFP chapter will promote PEACE, not militarism. Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter 132 will again participate in the Veterans Day parade in Albany, Oregon; this … Continue reading →

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