On Thursday, March 8 2012 members and friends of San Diego Veterans for Peace took part in a freeway bannering event downtown on 6th Street over the busy I-5 overpass. Thanks to Dave Gapp and friend Rob, Barry and friend Bob, Gil, Stan, Daniel, and Patrick we encountered a lot of support during the two…
War Not Glamorous I was saddened when I read “U.S. soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians” (March 12). Isn’t it ironic that Friday, March 16, marks the 44th anniversary of the My Lai massacre? On that infamous day, a group of American soldiers systematically murdered 500 innocent, Vietnamese women, children and infants in the tiny village…
Dear Veterans, Friends and Supporters; Welcome to the new San Diego Veterans for Peace website. We at San Diego Veterans for Peace are excited about the opportunities this website provides to further the cause of PEACE in this world. I want to acknowledge and thank those responsible for making this website possible. First, a big…
San Diego Veterans for Peace took part in the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on January 15, 2012. Joined in solidarity by local Occupy groups, we were able to spread MLK’s message of peace to a large group of people. We had four large banners that read ‘Veterans for Peace‘, ‘Jobs Not War‘,…
Mitt Romney, the last of 2 Mormon candidates running for President, spent a couple of his early years as a missionary overseas. While on that mission he was proselytizing and living in a religious environment, during the time that his brain was going through a major change. For we homo-sapiens critical development of the brain…
Ester Contreras is an attractive young lady who was married to the late Cpl. Leonardo Contreras. In the year 2008 they were living on base at Camp Pendleton and were blessed with the recent arrival of a baby girl. Leonardo was, by nature, an outgoing, amiable young man and had a positive outlook on life.…