Earlier this month, MFSO was part of launching a new “Cost of War” sign in Rochester, NY. This is part of a growing effort to raise awareness about the financial costs of war. But we military families never forget the human costs of war, as it is our families that bear them. For more information on our True Costs of War campaign, go here. Iraq and Afghanistan wars invisible to most Mark Hare, Rochester...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Military Families Available for Interview November 10, 2010 Contact: Samantha Miller 818-419-6994, Samantha@mfso.org On Veteran’s Day, Military Families Remember the True Costs of War This Thursday, much of the country will commemorate Veterans Day with the usual mix of parades, ceremonies, and clearance sales.For families with loved in ones in the military, those caring for recently returned veterans, and those grieving for loved ones who died as a result of their military service, this...
Family Members of Troops Currently Deployed, Recently Returned, or Killed in Action in Afghanistan Available for Interview Contact: Nikki Morse, nikki@mfso.org or 347-703-0570 Deborah Forter, deborah@mfso.org or 508-237-5343 To connect with Iraq and Afghani Veterans directly, contact Maggie Martin – IVAW Media Coordinator, 912.596.8484, maggiemartin1@gmail.com October 7, 2010 – Today marks the 9th anniversary of the start of the Afghanistan War, now the longest war in American history, with 1,321 American...
Hi! I am so glad to see everyone here. I am a very proud member of Veterans For Peace. My husband and I joined VFP in 2005. At the same time we joined Military Families Speak Out. Our son Joe had joined the army in 2003 and by 2005 was getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan. We were against the invasions of both Iraq and Afghanistan and knew we had to speak out, act out, rise up....
August 3, 2010 –> –> CONTACT: Mike Ferner, Veterans For Peace, 419-729-7273 Deb Forter, Military Families Speak Out, 617-983-0710 Jose Vasquez, Iraq Veterans Against the War, 917-587-3334 As organizations, we represent veterans and military families. We have personally carried the burden of the war in Afghanistan, along with wars past. We are glad that the truth about the war is getting out to the public with the recent 92,000 documents on Wikileaks. Hopefully,...
Mothers’ Tears Reflection of a mother of a soldier/veteran of Iraq/Afghanistan wars “It is now some years later and most remember where they were that day and what they were doing. For me that day was more than a horrific event. That day changed my life forever, the aftermath and events to come weigh heavily on my soul, and will until judgment day. I lost a piece of myself that day and later a...
To Charley and Nancy, who in 2004 gave us the courage and strength to speak out against the war and to advocate for veterans’ health care reform. You walked with us and made us smile in spite of our loss. We hold you both in our hearts now and forever. Kevin and Joyce Lucey are the proud parents of Cpl. Jeffrey Michael Lucey, who served in Iraq during the invasion and later took his...
A Google search for Military Families Speak Out runs at least 69 pages with story after story of the difference you have made, Charley. It is a difference that makes peace for so many in profound ways…that will play out long after we are all gone, on the national stage, in private living rooms, and dare I say, in loving eulogies for so many MFSO members whose lives became dedicated to peace…inspired by you....
During the long ten days between the time our son was killed and the day his body came home from Dover, we somehow found Charley and Nancy. Their compassion, kindness, and steadfast courage helped us to find our voice to speak out about these senseless criminal wars. I will never ever forget their hugs, their warmth and kindness to two grieving parents in Oregon that were so lost in a sea of rage and...
Charley and Nancy’s commitment to creating a more peaceful and beautiful world was a major inspiration to my own work for peace and justice. The voices of military families that Charley and Nancy help to amplify are an inspiration. I wish you strength, hope, and eternal peace, Charley! Thank you for the important legacy of...
Nancy and Charley have stood next to me in these terrible years of my son’s deployment first to Iraq and then to Afghanistan. They taught me how to use my anger and terror to speak out against wars I knew from the first day were wrong, tragic and endless. They provided an organization, a community for those of us who have felt so isolated during these long eight years. They have heard all our...
Dear Charley – We send you our tribute with hearts full of love and hope. You and Nancy have given so much of yourselves to help end these wars and to help others in so many ways, and we are ever thankful. You truly have made a difference in the world, and in homes all across the country. We want to help support the vital MFSO work as it goes forward. Please know that...