Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veterans Day Special Event: Beyond the Classroom & Veterans for Peace present a panel discussion of "Leave No Soldier"
Description:
What is our responsibility as a nation if we are to fulfill our promise to support the troops? Leave No Soldier tells the story of two impassioned journeys by two communities of American war veterans who have carried a military oath from the battlefield to the home front. The two groups are divided by their politics, but united in their devotion to dead comrades and their compassionate commitment to leave no fallen soldier behind. In 2006, Rolling Thunder, Inc. and Veterans for Peace each undertook a highly emotional journey of remembrance, protest and reparation. In very different ways, each group set out to redirect their grief and rage into a redemptive advocacy for soldiers at war. Occupying opposite sides of the political spectrum, both groups feel betrayed by their government, and vow never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.
{Will appear in FYI on Nov 6, 2009
Start Time:
7:00 PM
End Time:
9:00 PM
Room:
1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1
Common Location Name:
Other
Web Address:
www.BeyondTheClassroom.umd.edu
Other Contact Information:
Dr. James V. Riker
Beyond The Classroom
+1 301 314 6622
jriker@umd.edu
www.BeyondTheClassroom.umd.edu
