A Gold River home Sunday became a command post in the campaign to prepare families for more than 70,000 U.S. troops – at least 22,000 Californians – scheduled to come home from Iraq and Afghanistan by next summer. By Steve Magagnini Sacramento Bee Published: Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 1B Sacramento area […]

Peaceful Tomorrows has announced two winners in its “Say Your Peace” video contest. Sarah Fuhro of Natick, Massachusetts, the mother of a soldier sent to Iraq and Afghanistan, was the winner in the adult category for her video, “Who May Vote for War?” “Making my first and only video was quite a challenge and I […]

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011 BY ANDREA ALEXANDER, STAFF WRITER *click here for a video interview with MFSO Teaneck chapter leader Paula Rogovin* Parents of children who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan joined veterans and other activists in front of the Teaneck Armory Wednesday to call for an end to the wars. Anti war activists mark the […]

President Barack Obama reversed Wednesday the longstanding US policy of not sending out condolence letters to the families of American troops who commit suicide while deployed in combat zones. Families who’s loved ones commit suicide after returning home will still not receive a condolence letter. According to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, 2/3rds of […]

Anna Berlinrut, whose son is currently in Afghanistan, was interviewed on Between the Lines radio program. Pat Alviso, Southern California chapter leader, whose son recently returned from Afghanistan, was interviewed on NBC before Obama’s speech presenting his plan for a slow withdrawal from Afghanistan. Pat Alviso and her husband, MFSO Board Member Jeff Merrick, hosted […]