Veterans and community members gathered in Dewitt Park on Friday afternoon, the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, to speak out against the continuation of the War on Terror and American overseas wars. “He has indicated his intent to escalate the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan and has threatened to wipe out millions of North Koreans. This genocidal and militaristic rhetoric needs to be challenged.”DeBenedette, who recalled being sent to a mental hospital and given medication for questioning the Vietnam War, called the Afghanistan War “another Vietnam.” He explained that the main message he wanted to express was one of community. “Anti-war communities, that was the best way we had during the Vietnam war, was to join other vets, join other people.”During the speak-out, DeBenedette symbolically burned his honorable discharge notice from the Vietnam era. “The fact is, we need to look at what white supremacy is about, because this is all rooted in our white supremacy,” she said.

Source: Daily Sun October 07, 2017 22:18 UTC