President Bush Speech today Ft Bragg; Military Families and Veterans Say;

MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAKING OUT

AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW

June 28, 2005


Contact: Nancy Lessin 617-320-5301

Ryan Fletcher 202-641-0277



PRESIDENT BUSH DEFENDS WAR POLICIES AT FT. BRAGG;

MILITARY FAMILIES AND IRAQ WAR VETERANS SAY:

BRING THEM HOME NOW!


WASHINGTON DC – On the day that President Bush will give a nationally televised address at Ft. Bragg in an attempt to shore up flagging support for the war in Iraq, members of Military Families Speak Out and Iraq Veterans Against the War will speak out to challenge the President’s “stay the course” message.


To date, 1,743 US troops and tens of thousands of Iraqi children, women and men have died as a result of a war based on lies. Today – June 28th – is the one-year anniversary of the so-called “transfer of power” in Iraq, which left 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. Since that “transfer”, 884 US troops have been killed in Iraq – over 50% of the troop deaths since the war began in March, 2003.


As parents, spouses and relatives of troops who are serving, have served or have fallen in Iraq, and as troops themselves, few can speak with more concern or knowledge about the reality, the toll and the disastrous course of this war.


All who are planning to tune in to hear the President’s speech today should have the opportunity to hear the powerful and authentic voices of military families and Iraq War Veterans who are breaking the code of silence and speaking out to end the war, bring the troops home NOW and take care of them when they get here.


AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW:

Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Gold Star Families for Peace members are available for interview – others are available as well.


Download the full Press Release including a list of those Available for Interview



June 27, 2005


Contact: Chuck Fager 910-323-3912
Lou Plummer 910-433-9053
Ryan Fletcher 202-641-0277



IRAQ WAR VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES, OTHERS PROTEST BUSH APPEARANCE AT FT. BRAGG and SAY:

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS – BRING THEM HOME NOW

AND TAKE CARE OF THEM WHEN THEY GET HERE!



FAYETTEVILLE, NC – On Tuesday, June 28th, President Bush will be appearing at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to try to resuscitate the flagging support for the war in Iraq. Iraq War Veterans, military families, veterans of previous wars, and others who oppose the war in Iraq will be in Fayetteville to protest President Bush’s captive-audience photo opportunity and challenge the false picture of the war being portrayed by the White House. The Bush visit comes in the wake of a local (Fayetteville) newspaper poll showing that over forty percent of local residents are not in favor of the war, while national polls show that 52% of the US population want troops withdrawn and 60% believe the war in Iraq is not worth fighting....


The following events will take place in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Tuesday, June 28th:


1 PM – Press conference at Quaker House, 223 Hillside Avenue, Fayetteville

Veterans, including Iraq Veterans, and military family members will make statements and be available for interview. Press conference will be MC’d by Stan Goff, retired Special Forces veteran, and father of an active duty soldier on his second deployment to Iraq. Speakers list still under construction - speaker bios and text will be available at the
press conference.

2PM-4 PM – Poster and sign-making at Quaker House, media invited to observe. We will be updating a display bearing the names of all US service men and women killed in Iraq, plus memorials to the thousands of unnamed Iraqi victims.

5 PM -9 PM– Peace vigil with Veterans, including Iraq War Veterans, military families and others reading of the names of the US Iraq war dead at the Market House, Hay and Green Streets, downtown.



Download the full Press Release


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