Peace Veteran groups have been an important contributor to the history of Truth in Recruitment / counter-recruitment practice nationally with chapters and individuals raising public concerns about the culturally militarizing effect that Pentagon recruitment efforts have on our youth. Veterans for Peace and About Face veterans speak with authority to young people from personal experience and unapologetically raise their voices against the moral corruption of our war making complex.
Below are links to examples of Peace Veteran/Truth in Recruitment/Counter-recruitment activism around the country and an article archive of Peace Veteran community outreach related to demilitarization of our communities and schools:
VFP Counter-recruitment pages
Peace Veterans
Counter-recruitment News Reports
Articles on the NNOMY website tagged "Veterans for Peace"
Articles on the NNOMY website tagged "VFP"
Counter-recruitment Workshops
VFP Chapters in the National Directory
Veterans For Peace Great Britain
VFP Collaborations:
Revised 06/07/2023
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