Emmaus grad speaks against war in Iraq

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Emmaus grad speaks against war in Iraq
Michael Hoffman spent two months there with Marines.

By Randy Kraft
Of The Morning Call

If you have one of those magnetic ''support our troops'' ribbons on your car, Michael Hoffman suggests you grab a marker and add a few words: ''Bring them home now.''

Hoffman, who graduated from Emmaus High School in 1997, returned to the school Thursday night to speak out against the war in Iraq.

''Being against the war is the only way to be for the troops,'' said Hoffman. ''We're doing them no good by sending them over there.''

The 25-year-old Marine veteran is a co-founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War, a 5-month-old organization that claims 150 members, including some on active duty in Iraq. It wants the immediate withdrawal of all occupation forces from Iraq, ''real'' reconstruction aid for that country and properly funded and administered veterans' benefits.

''I need to make sure this stops,'' he said. ''The honest truth needs to be told in order for this war to end. We've got to get these guys home now before another guy is killed on either side.

''This war would be over right now if people really understood the horror of it.''

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[noel711]

1. Emmaus?

I wonder how the good, upstanding, republican people of Emmaus feel about this... I pastor a church in Emmaus, and when I preached against the war, I heard about it.
His voice should be heard; maybe some of the scales will fall from their eyes.

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2. We can hope...

that more voices will rise up against the insanity.