Military Veterans Information

Posted on April 10, 2013 by RonMamita — 6 Comments

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VETERANS FOR PEACE

Apr 4 – 28 – April Days of Action – A Political Uprising to Stop Drone Spying & Killing

Apr 5 – 7 – Historians Against War National Conference

Apr 17 – Apr 23, 2013 – SOA Delegation to Paraguay

Apr 17 – 18, 2013 – Truth and Justice: The 2013 Summit on Military Sexual Violence in Washington DC led by Service Women’s Action Network

Apr 18 – May 2, 2013 Annual VFP Tour to Viet Nam

Apr 22 – Submission Deadline for Summer Edition of VFP Newspaper

Apr 22 – 26 – The People’s Response,” 5 days of protests, workshops and presentations to counter the Dedication of George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas

May 19 – May 27, 2013 – SOA Delegation to US Border/Mexico

Rally for Bradley at Fort Meade

June 1 Fort Meade, MD

Aug 7 – 11, 2013 – VFP National Convention in Madison, WI

Sept 21 – National Day of Peace

Sep 22 – Submission Deadline for Fall Edition of VFP Newspaper

Nov 11 – Armistice Day
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Veterans to Fort Hood GI’s:
You Don’t Have to Go to Afghanistan

Read Full report:
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/04/08/veterans-to-fort-hood-gis-you-dont-have-to-go-to-afghanistan/

Information for military personnel about why and how soldiers can resist deployment to Afghanistan
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The Our Lives Our Rights efforts at Fort Hood will continue throughout April 2013.
Veterans and friends who would like to reach out to GI’s at Fort Hood should get in touch with Gerry Condon at projectsafehaven@hotmail.comor by phone at 206-499-1220 or March Forward organizer Kevin Baker at 213-925-5506.

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TRUE COURAGE

COURAGE To Resist
http://www.couragetoresist.org/

FREE Bradley Manning
http://www.bradleymanning.org/

WAR Is A Crime
http://warisacrime.org/

Our Lives Our Rights
http://www.ourlivesourrights.org/

Veterans For PEACE
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/

Grievances: Article 138 Complaints

Under Article 138 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, any member of the armed forces who believes himself or herself wronged by his or her commanding officer may request redress. By requesting redress the wronged member of the military is asking that the “problem” be addressed and fixed. Army Regulations [1] define a “wrong” as:

A discretionary act or omission by a commanding officer, under color of Federal military authority, that adversely affects the complainant personally and that is-

(1) In violation of law or regulation;
(2) Beyond the legitimate authority of that commanding officer;
(3) Arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion; or
(4) Materially unfair.

If the problem is not addressed and fixed by the commanding officer, a formal complaint (Article 138) can be made to a superior officer (higher in rank to the officer who is responsible for the problem). This will trigger an investigation into the problem by the court-martial convening authority over the commanding officer against which you brought the initial complaint.

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