In March We Are Not Your Soldiers presenters spoke remotely at three alternative NYC high schools, a NYC middle school and to Spanish-dominant bilingual high school students in Philadelphia. A co-teacher at one of the NYC high schools wrote following Will’s talk: Thank you so much for your visit and your presentation today! I can’t […]

From Veterans for Peace | Original Article Veterans of several U.S. wars are urging President Biden to hold fast against growing political pressure to implement a “no-fly zone.” A No Fly Zone is an area established by a military power over which opposing aircraft are not permitted. No Fly Zones are enforced by military interception […]

By Gerry Condon, Vietnam-era veteran and former president of Veterans For Peace From Common Dreams | Original Article Instead of pouring in weapons and piling on sanctions, we should call on President Biden to begin good faith negotiations with all concerned parties, respecting each of their security concerns. “The first casualty of war is truth.” […]

We are so pleased to announce the publication of this book by one of our We Are Not Your Soldiers presenter, Lyle Jeremy Rubin! Visit here to get further information. An honest reckoning with the Forever War, masculinity, and the violence of American hegemony abroad, at home, and on the psyche, from a veteran of […]

Note: Although this article is from 2016, the life of Donald Duncan continues to be important today. By Robert D. McFadden From The New York Times | Original Article Donald W. Duncan, a Green Beret master sergeant who came home from Vietnam a disillusioned hero in 1965 and became a leading early opponent of the […]

We at About Face: Veterans Against the War are alarmed by the news that President Biden will be sending an additional 3,000 U.S. troops to Germany, Poland, and Romania amid heightened tensions with Russia over Ukraine. In recent weeks, the U.S. has escalated tensions with Russia through its aggressive rhetoric, by sending over 180 tons […]

By Joy Damiani There isn’t much that’ll get me out of bed before dawn these days, but talking to teenagers about the realities of the military is always worth an early morning. The questions they ask are always reminders of how little information they have access to about a job that they are being heavily […]

By Gerry Condon From LA Progressive | Original Article he US/NATO showdown with Russia over Ukraine is a stark reminder of how close the world is to a possible nuclear war.  The one-sided reporting in the U.S. media, with little historical context, is what we see whenever the U.S. is getting ready to go to […]

From Democracy Now | Original Article We speak to award-winning journalist Jonathan Katz about his new book “Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire.” The book follows the life of the Marines officer Smedley Butler and the trail of U.S. imperialism from Cuba and the Philippines to […]

By Scott Janssen From HuffPost | Original Article “’What’s it like having people thanking you for your service everywhere you go, James?’ I asked. ‘You might think this is an exaggeration but you asked,’ he said. ‘It’s an act of violence.’” James shifts nervously from one foot to the other, sweat glistening on his forehead […]

We Are Not Your Soldiers is prepared for remote visits to your class this January through June 2022 without charging any fee to your school. Our wonderful presenters, all veterans, dialog with students, sharing their experiences and how they were affected by their time in the U.S. military as well as the effects on the […]

By Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon From Portside | Original Article In recent years, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have backed privatization of services provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).  As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VHA serves about nine million patients and operates the largest public healthcare  system in the country. Since 2015, […]