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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
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3:40 pm - Totally Unacceptable
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http://www.progressive.org/mag_mc052308
There is one group of veterans that isn’t allowed to march in the national memorial parade in Washington on Monday.
That’s the Veterans for Peace, Delwin Anderson Memorial chapter, based in D.C. It’s named after a World War II vet who fought in Italy and then worked for the VA for many years designing programs for injured veterans.
The group had applied to join the National Memorial Day parade.
And initially, anyway, it was accepted.
But then, late last month, the group was told that it didn’t meet the criteria to participate.
The American Veterans Center, which runs the parade, told them “we cannot have elements in the parade that have any type of political message or wish to promote a point of view.”
But other groups, like the American Legion, will be participating in the parade.
Its creed is to defend “God and country” and to “foster and perpetuate a 100 percent Americanism.”
And check out the list of major sponsors for the parade. They include: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, the nation of Kuwait, the U.S. Army, and even the NRA.
“We’re striving to keep political statements out of the parade,” says Jordan Cross, communications director of the American Veterans Center. “Last year, we had two groups who supported the war, and we turned them down.”
Cross says that when the American Veterans Center looked more closely at the Vets for Peace application and “saw what they were requesting, to carry a coffin in the parade, and all that jazz,” it decided not to let them participate.
Michael Marceau, a wounded Vietnam vet, serves as vice president of the D.C. Vets for Peace group. “We’re puzzled,” he said, adding that he felt “very disrespected.”
Caroline Anderson, the widow of Delwin Anderson, was supposed to ride in the parade in a convertible. Bashful, she doesn’t want to talk about herself or on behalf of the Vets for Peace chapter. But she is not happy about the expulsion. “It’s a great disappointment,” she says, “to feel that other veterans would not allow them to be with them and march, just because they’re for peace.”
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| Saturday, March 8th, 2008
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5:16 pm
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Hello friends, its been a while since I've updated my livejournal. I've been doing pretty well, I have a severe case of senioritis. I'm going to be in Pensacola from March 21st to the 24th. Is anyone interested in meeting up?
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| Saturday, February 9th, 2008
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10:27 pm
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Last night was hands down the worst night of my life. I hope that I never go through something that intense again.
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| Thursday, August 16th, 2007
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12:23 am
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so my court date is tomorrow, i should probably be more concerned, unfortunately i'm having trouble caring
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| Thursday, February 1st, 2007
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9:51 pm - I mean come on
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| Thursday, January 18th, 2007
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9:12 am
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| Monday, January 15th, 2007
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2:37 pm
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so i'm a really shitty driver
i've caused more then $10k in damages within two months and i've totalled one car
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| Friday, November 17th, 2006
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1:14 am
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so...
HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY REN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Sunday, October 29th, 2006
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2:08 pm - pizza not for breakfest
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| Saturday, October 14th, 2006
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11:08 pm
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so I'm going to be in Pensacola Thursday and friday anybody want to hang out?
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| Thursday, September 28th, 2006
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11:59 pm
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so kyle is now an apprentice at SHODOR Education Foundation, Inc.
I feel so complete
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| Friday, August 11th, 2006
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7:06 pm
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so i just got after spending the past 40 hours in airports and i'me so happy to be back
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| Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
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11:31 am
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so i just witnessed the scariest moment of my life
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| Thursday, July 20th, 2006
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1:35 am
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so paris is pretty much incredible
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| Saturday, July 8th, 2006
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3:19 am
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i'm leaving for Paris in an hour
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| Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
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7:57 pm
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i definitely can't hear out of my right ear
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| Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
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4:31 pm
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| Saturday, May 27th, 2006
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11:25 pm
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black people have been coked up since the civil war
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| Thursday, May 11th, 2006
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2:15 pm
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| Friday, March 24th, 2006
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1:44 am
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