Arlington, VA—Organizers from the Third Act DMV Chapter and several Veterans displayed banners and erected a giant Triumphal Arch replica next to the Lincoln Memorial over Memorial Day weekend. It’s purpose was to demonstrate plans to build a giant arch, which they say is posing as a memorial for the […]
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Washington DC—As the U.S. pauses on Memorial Day to honor its fallen service members, its citizens should also pause to reflect on its recent war history. Citizens should ask why their country has been in so many wars—more than any other country—over the last 75 years. The U.S. has been […]
Editor’s note about the author: Lex King is a Department of Defense employee, who was involved in multiple diversity groups and cultural celebrations. They are writing under a pen name to avoid retaliation. Their views are their own and not the Department of Defense. First, they grounded the Tuskegee Airmen. […]
Washington DC Veterans rallied this weekend at the Lincoln Memorial calling for a new global peace initiative. Veterans For Peace (VFP), CODEPINK Women For Peace, and Iraq Veterans For Peace, were among a dozen anti-war groups calling on the Trump Administration to invest funding in diplomacy and peace instead of […]