Military Familes Speak Out: Military Families and Iraq War Vets To Stage Reading of Families Letters To Congress Urging No More Funds For Iraq War
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2007
12:28 PM
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CONTACT: Military Familes Speak Out
Ateqah Khaki, Riptide Communications, ateqah@riptideonline.com, 212-260-5000
Nancy Lessin, MFSO, mfso@mfso.org, 617-320-5301
Tina Richards, MFSO, 573-247-8059
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Military Families and Iraq War Vets To Stage Reading of Families Letters
To Congress Urging No More Funds For Iraq War
Families and Veterans Gather in Hart Senate Office Building Atrium to Say: Fund our Troops, De-Fund the War, Bring Our Troops Home Now
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WASHINGTON - On Thursday, April 26th at 12:00 noon, as Congress debates and votes on their Supplemental War Spending bill that provides continued funding for the Iraq War, members of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW), and Veterans For Peace (VFP), will gather in the Hart Senate Office Building Atrium to read letters to Congress written by military and Gold Star families. The letters call on Congress to end funding for the war in Iraq and fund the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops and the care they need when they get home. Following the reading of letters, families and Veterans will visit the offices of Senators and Members of Congress. They will also be available for interview.
What:
Protest Against Continued Funding of Iraq War; Reading of Letters from Military and Gold Star Families
Who:
Military and Gold Star Families, Iraq Veterans and Veterans of Other Eras
Where:
Atrium of Hart Senate Office Building
When:
Thursday April 26, 2007 at 12:00pm
Visuals:
Pictures and Memorabilia of Family Members, Iraq Veterans in Camouflage, Letters, Flag
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