“Welcome Home” Campaign Coverage – Long Beach Press-Telegram
Military families welcome end of U.S. war in Afghanistan From the article: “I was on the floor sobbing,” she said, “when I heard of the attack.” On Tuesday, Aug. 31, however, Brunicardi received a temporary salve for her trauma. She and nine others – fellow military family members and an Air Force veteran who served […]
“Welcome Home” Campaign Coverage on ABC News
ABC News: Outreach Program with Veterans, Military Families Welcome Service Members Home from Afghanistan
MFSO Newsletter – July 2021
Military Families Speak Out July 2021 Newsletter Troops Home Now! Editorials from MFSO members: Pat Alviso, Long Beach, CA “After 20 years… I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome.” .. “How many more- how many thousands more of American’s daughters and […]
Opinion: The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan (Common Dreams)
Published on Sunday, April 18, 2021 The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan Twenty years of war and U.S. interference have brought no long-term, positive gains in Afghanistan. War is not the answer—not in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria. Peace must be our demand. by Mary Hladky As the mother of an […]
Letters to the Editor: Don’t think for a second that U.S. troops in Afghanistan sacrificed in vain (LA Times)
Published in The Los Angeles Times on April 23, 2021 To the editor: As a mother whose son served three tours after the 9/11 attacks, I welcome the news that our troops are coming home from Afghanistan after 20 years. I hope this is just the beginning of troop withdrawals from everywhere we have participated […]
On Leaving Afghanistan- Some Thoughts From MFSO Members
When Jeff and I first heard the news that we were given a date certain for all US troops to leave Afghanistan, we were taken aback. After 20 long years of MFSO families working so hard to make this happen and always watchful of approaching deadlines and promises, it’s seems odd to be startled at […]
MFSO Newsletter January 2021
MFSO Newsletter – January 2021 Military Families Speak Out January 2021 Troops Home Now! Editorials from MFSO members: Tracy Eiswert, Ocala, Florida On December 23, 2020 a delegation of MFSO and Veterans for Peace members met with Joe Biden’s transitional team. Below is a loose transcription of Tracy’s remarks to the Biden staff. Our tragedy […]
Letters to the Editor: The U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Is Endless War. Bring Our Troops Home Now
MFSO Board Member Jeff Merrick’s Letter to the Editor: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-12-10/endless-war-afghanistan-bring-the-troops-home-now