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Charter member, John Gaylord, ¡Presente!
On October 7, 2021 we lost one of Linus Pauling Chapter’s charter members. John Gaylord was a former Air Force and retired Continental Airlines pilot. He joined VFP as we started the Corvallis chapter in 2006. You can read his … Continue reading
Posted in Linus Pauling Chapter Actions, Uncategorized
Tagged Corvallis, John Gaylord, veterans, veterans for peace, VFP
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Veterans to President Biden: Just Say No to Nuclear War!
To mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, Veterans For Peace is publishing an Open Letter to President Biden: Just Say NO to Nuclear War! The letter calls on President Biden to step back from … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism
Tagged nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, veterans for peace
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WE WILL NEVER FORGET
A 9/11 message from Veterans For Peace…featuring Linus Pauling Chapter member Joel Inman and other post-9/11 veterans. This is powerful.
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Peace Activism, Veterans For Peace News
Tagged 9/11, September 11, veterans for peace, VFP
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Time for the US to give up dreams of empire and to repair the devastation US wars have caused
By Rick Staggenborg, President, VFP Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Mid-Valley, Oregon This letter to the editor first appeared on September 11, 2021 in the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald. “Watching the reaction of Americans to the tragedy befalling the people … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged afghanistan, cost of war, veterans for peace, VFP, war
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Corvallis Advocate: Corvallis honors victims of nuclear harm, footage available
by Emilie Ratcliff, August 28, 2021 “Footage from this month’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemoration, an annual event in which members of the Corvallis community gather to mourn and remember the devastating nuclear attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, is … Continue reading
KORC-FM launches PSAs and veteran interview series
Messages based on themes from supporting local groups to address civics issues. VFP Linus Pauling Chapter is a founding sponsor of the Corvallis-area low-power FM station, KORC-FM. We recently offered several suggested themes to the station manager, John Ellis, to … Continue reading
Memorial Day: Honor ALL victims of war
Letter to the editor, mid-Valley newspapers, May 30, 2021 “This Memorial Day, honor the fallen U.S. war hero if you will. But, where is the memorial day for victims of U.S. aggression? If you have studied the true history of … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism, US Military
Tagged cost of war, empire, hegemony, memorial day, veterans, veterans for peace, VFP, war crimes
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2021 Memorial Day Commemoration
Hosted by the New York City chapter of Veterans For Peace Monday, May 31, 11am PDT Register here for this Zoom event. What would Memorial Day look like if we commemorated all the victims of war, and not just the military fallen … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Peace Activism
Tagged cost of war, memorial day, peace, veterans, veterans for peace, VFP, war
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Veterans Deliver Letter to Special Climate Envoy John Kerry
Veterans ask Kerry to recognize U.S. militarism is a key contributor to the climate crisis. Add your name to the petition and join Veterans For Peace asking John Kerry to place militarism at the center of the climate conversation and … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, War-Environment
Tagged climate change, John Kerry, veterans for peace, VFP
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Stop Police Militarization. Abolish the 1033 Program.
The Federal 1033 program allows any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency to acquire military weapons from the Pentagon. According to Defense Logistics Agency reports, neither the Corvallis Police Department nor the Benton County Sheriffs Office participate in the … Continue reading
