Again, we are in a very precarious position in the Middle East. MFSO believes that every effort should be made to resolve this issue with no military intervention.  We need to bring all our troops home and utilize diplomacy to solve any conflicts with Iran.  We strongly oppose the presence of our military troops in the […]

POSITION STATEMENT ON WAR WITH IRAN, September 2019 Military Families Speak Out is opposed to the recent decision made by the President to send troops to Saudi Arabia. There is no need to sacrifice the lives of our loved ones in the US military over a regional conflict between the nations of Saudi Arabia and Iran. […]

March 13, 2018 Military Families Speak Out urges all members on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to move HR Bill 1229 (Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force) out of the committee and into the House of Representatives for a full vote. Military Families Speak Out is a national organization made up of […]

DEPORTED VETERANS, RESOLUTION ON (Submitted by Willie Hager, Chapter 174) Resolution on amending U.S. Code to clearly state that U.S. military servicemembers are noncitizen nationals and to petition the President and the Department of Homeland Security to stay the removal from the U.S. of all foreign nationals who are serving or who have served in […]

Military Families Speak Out supports the action of governors of 11 states in denouncing President Trump’s immigration policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border by pulling their National Guard troops from the border and announcing that they won’t be deploying any more of the state’s military or will recall troops already […]

Today, the Yemen Peace Project (YPP), along with 64 other organizations, sent a letter to the United States House of Representatives to express their support for House Concurrent Resolution 81. The Resolution directs the President of the United States to end US military involvement in Yemen’s civil war, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution. Currently, the United […]

MFSO is horrified by President Trump’s comments about “taking the oil” in Iraq. President Trump, January 2017, at the CIA: “The old expression, to the victor belong the spoils…we should’ve kept the oil…But, okay, maybe we’ll have another chance.” This careless statement, which has not been retracted, endangers the lives of our troops in Iraq […]

Military Families Speak Out members are concerned after the Presidential election. There is great uncertainty around a Trump presidency and what it will mean for military members, veterans, and their families. Our nonpartisan group is concerned about the endless wars that the United States has involved our military.  President Obama and numerous military officials have repeatedly […]