Bring Them Home Now Tour here Friday and Saturday!

[katinmn]

Please help spread the word:

The Bring Them Home Now Tour,sponsored by Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace is coming to Minnesota!

A delegation of family members and an Iraq War veteran is driving up from Crawford, Texas, where they have been camped in Bush’s backyard. Lend your voice to the growing chorus of Americans saying “Bring them home now!”

Friday, September 2, 2005
7:30 p.m., Welcome and socializing
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Hospitality Hall (Use NW entrance), 4537 3rd Ave South, Minneapolis

Saturday, September 3, 2005
Noon to 2 p.m., Public rally, Minnesota State Capitol

Speakers:
Gold Star Families for Peace members:
Karen Meredith of Mountain View, CA, whose son, 1st Lt Kenneth Ballard, fourth generation Army, was killed in action in Najaf, Iraq on May 30, 2004.

Al Zappala of Philadelphia, PA, whose son Sgt. Sherwood Baker was the first Pennsylvania National Guardsman to die in combat since World War II. He was killed in Baghdad on April 26, 2004.

Military Families Speak Out members:
Stacy Bannerman of Kent, WA, whose husband in the Washington National Guard served an extended tour of duty in Iraq. A “stop loss” order forced him to serve in Iraq eight months past his 20-year commitment, which ended in June 2004.

Sheri Glover of Houston, TX, whose 19 year old daughter who has completed Active Duty Service in the US Army and is currently in the Individual Ready Reserve and eligible for call back. Her son-in-law serves in the Army and is currently serving in Iraq. Sherry is active in Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and holds the position of junior vice commander of unit 9 in Houston.

Tammara Rosenleaf of Belton, TX, whose husband serves in the Army, stationed at Ft. Hood, and will be deploying to Iraq this fall.

Iraq Veterans Against the War member:
Cody Camacho of Chicago, IL, served as Army specialist for four years. He was deployed to Iraq from March 2003 to March, 2004, and was honorably discharged in October, 2004.

For more information on the tour contact www.bringthemhomenowtour.org

[dpbrown]

1. Excellent!

Bring them home now!

[katinmn]

2. Kick!

[katinmn]

3. Kick!

[dpbrown]

4. I'm planning on being at the Capitol on Saturday

I hope there are even more people than at the welcome home gathering!

[goodhue]

5. I hope to make it Saturday.