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 Taken from After Action Report: VVAW SE Regional Conference by Willie Hager:
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Hootch
VVA Chapter 96 Home
Tallahassee, Florida
July 24-26, 2009
Sponsored by the VVAW National Office and modeled on VVAW's West Coast Tour, the conference gathered SE Representatives of VVAW, IVAW, VFP, MFSO and progressive allies to identify strengths and weaknesses and to agree on mutual strategy. VVAW National was represented by Barry Romo and Marty Webster, National Coordinators. VFP sent Mike Hearington, VFP Chap 125, as SE representative. Jason Hurd, IVAW Chapter 55 & IVAW SE Regional Coordinator and Zach Choate, IVAW Chap 4 represented IVAW. MFSO sent a letter of support. VVA chapter 96 waived fees on The Hootch.
Willie Hager and Jason Hurd at the Hootch
The Hootch was built on land donated by American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13, VVA Chapter 96 raised the funds, drew up plans and now manages it for the use of all veterans.... Read More
Also In This Issue:
- Supporters Rally to Save Our Veterans Land by Steve Crandall
- Building a GI and Veterans Movement by IVAW Field Organizing Team [Chantelle Batemen (East Coast), Jason Hurd (Southeast), Aaron Hughes (Central and Team Leader), Joseph Callen (West)]
- From the National Office by Bill Branson
- Fraggin' by Bill Shunas
- Notes From the Boonies by Paul Wisovaty
- More US Casualties in Afghanistan (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
- My View - On Generals by John Zutz
- My View - On Torture and Safety by John Zutz
- Fog of War by Harold Trainer
- CA Central Coast Chapter of VVAW: Something New Pays Off by Carolyn Crandall
- Oxy, the Smart Bomb (cartoon) by Billy X. Curmano
- Pleiku Jacket (poem) by Thomas Brinson
- New Opportunities for Veterans and GI Counseling by Ray Parrish
- VVAW Military Counseling Services Expanded by VVAW
- After Action Report: VVAW SE Regional Conference by Willie Hager
- Report From The Rear by Gregory Ross
- 58,195 (poem) by Tim Bagwell
- The Hero (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Kent State 40th Anniversary by Bruce Hyland
- Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Army: Murder At Kent State by Bill Davis
- A Message from Jose Vasquez, Executive Director of IVAW by Jose Vasquez
- The Decision to Hold the G20 Summit in My Home Town by Joyce Wagner
- Sullivan Campaign '09: Part 1 by Joshua Noehrenberg
- Iraq: What Now For IVAW? by T.J. Buonomo
- Iraqi Labor Tour DC Report by Denice Lombard
- Sgt. Israel Garcia: The Ritual (poem) by Horace Coleman
- Pain (poem) by Paul Hellweg
- Winning Was Never An Option in Vietnam by Joe Miller (reviewer)
- No Reason For Dying by Horace Coleman (reviewer)
- Book Note by Jerry Lembcke
- Men Don't Cry by Joseph Giannini
- RECOLLECTIONS: Dedicated REMF Then and Dedicated REMF Now by Steve Crandall
- With General McChrystal at the Little Big Horn (cartoon) by Jeff Danziger
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