Dud Hendrick
Dud Hendrick is a member of Veterans for Peace. He has traveled widely to meet with and to speak about the victims of U.S. foreign policy. He resides on Deer Isle, Maine and can be emailed at dudhe [at] myfairpoint.net
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Views Tuesday, June 18, 2019 A Call to Put Down Arms It’s become so absolutely apparent that even the most dedicated and resolute militarist has to concede the fact we have enormous climate crisis-related changes on the near horizon and America’s persistent and insistent militarism is the major culprit. It is not hyperbole to argue as does Barry... Read more |
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Views Monday, June 20, 2016 One More Warship: Remarks at the Launching of a ‘Stealth’ Destroyer (Editor's note: The following remarks were delivered on Saturday, June 18, 2016 outside Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine during a protest against the christening of the U.S. Navy's new Zumwalt-class destroyer battleship. The author, along with eleven other people, was subsequently arrested during an... Read more |
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Views Monday, May 26, 2014 Memorial Day: Despair and Resilience Memorial Day is difficult for me as it is for all veterans. My annual seasonal despair is, of course, directly related to the lost lives commemorated here and to the unrelenting militarism of our country, the celebration of which is particularly pronounced on this day and the upcoming Fourth of... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, February 18, 2014 On Peace and Despair: A Veteran’s Musings While Vigiling As a proud member of Veterans for Peace, I am opposed to all war. At times accused of naivety, we argue that our commitment to peace is no more naïve than the notion that war will bring peace. Read more |
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Views Monday, November 12, 2012 Reflections of an Anti-War Veteran The following remarks were made on the occasion of the removal for winter of flags commemorating lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Iraq War Dead Memorial in Blue Hill, Maine on Saturday, November 10th, 2012: Read more |