Who Was Hugh Thompson?

Historical excerpt Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He is chiefly known for his role in stopping the My Lai Massacre, during which he was flying a reconnaissance mission. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Thompson joined the US Navy in 1961 — then…

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Christmas 1914 truces: a brief moment of sanity amidst industrialised slaughter

The text below is re-posted from our friends at Veterans For Peace UK.   As classic anti-war dance anthem All Together Now is re-released, Nick Megoran says why commemorating the 1914 Christmas truces is so important. Britain seems to have gone truce-mad. This year’s Sainsbury’s Christmas TV advert is a hugely-expensive and carefully produced film about…

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Veterans Day Again

The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. — Ulysses S. Grant We’ve seen far too many military parades with their missiles, marching bands and mechanized young men. We’ve witnessed enough high-stepping soldiers in their polished black boots marching to the sounds of brass. Spare us the old men dressed…

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