Shinseki Resignation: Political Blame Game Misses the Real Scandal
Statement from March Forward! on the resignation of VA head Gen. Shinseki. Once again, the corporate media misses the true scandal. Fund health care, not warfare!
Iraq vet: "Why I'm helping soldiers refuse combat in Afghanistan"
Former infantry Staff Sergeant explains why he is travelling to Fort Hood
Active-duty troops, vets launch campaign to help GIs resist Afghanistan war
In response to the catastrophic, immoral war in Afghanistan and the ceaseless epidemic of military suicides, active-duty U.S. troops along with Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have launched a nation-wide campaign to educate and assist service members about their right to refuse to fight.
Soldiers speak out on Memorial Day: 'No more deaths from Wall Street’s wars!'
March Forward! remembers the civilian and military casualties of the U.S. wars, and active-duty infantrymen speak out about the suicide of a fellow soldier.
A letter from Ron Kovic to young veterans and GIs
The following is a personal appeal from Ron Kovic, Vietnam War veteran and author of Born on the Fourth of July, to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and active-duty service members.
More U.S. troops die in Afghanistan under Obama than under Bush
Since President Obama took office on Jan. 20, 2009, 577 U.S. troops have perished there. In just 19 months, the Afghan war under Obama has claimed more U.S. lives than the previous administration’s entire 88-month quagmire.
Is the Iraq war over?
The Pentagon arranged a photo-op convoy of armored vehicles crossing the Iraqi border into Kuwait—a symbolic convoy of the “last combat brigade” exiting the country. With that, we are told by Washington, we have seen the end of the war in Iraq. But is that really the case?