VFP Convention 2015: A Reflection by Post- Cold War Vet

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	Friday, August 14, 2015 VFP Convention 2015: A Reflection by Post- Cold War Vet I am grateful to Veterans For Peace (VFP) for the life-changing experience they gave me at the VFP 30th Annual Convention recently held in San Diego, CA., and for honoring me with an invitation to speak before the Korea Peace Campaign about projects I’ve done on the Korean Peninsula - or as I call it “the worlds most advanced propaganda war.” On my arrival, a Vietnam veteran was reciting his smell-of-war poem “Piss, Shit, and Blood.” A few more Vietnam veterans followed; a female vet spoke of rape by superiors, and a former officer spoke on the suicide of his brother that couldn’t “get over” the war to the satisfaction of his father.  <More> Photos from the 1st day of convention Photos from Saturday Business Meeting and Banquet All convention photos are courtesy of Ellen Davidston Back to Top Edward Snowden's Statement to VFP Convention Since the turn of the millennium, more than 2.5 million veterans have returned to the United States. These men and women have fought bravely for the values that have long defined our nation: freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights. Regrettably, the nation they served has not always kept faith with their commitment. The foundation of our society is the advance of liberty. And this progress is won through the resolution of conflict in favor of cooperation. Yet today governments have sought to expand human conflict into a new domain that reaches the home of nearly every citizen, the Internet.  <More> Back to Top Memorial - Clarence Milton McClymonds