General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation:More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: Veterans for Peace is the only veterans organization devoted to promoting peace. Our chapter 35, based in Spokane, WA includes vets from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc., including our senior veteran from the first wave of Marines on Iwo Jima. We work toward the following objectives: Truth in Recruitment: Explaining the real nature of military service to high school students considering enlistment. -Exposing the true cost of war and militarism. -Exposing the toxic polluting generated by the military in general and Fairchild AFB in particular. -Addressing PTSD and veteran suicide. -Aiding veterans to navigate the bureaucracy required to collect benefits due. -Addressing the cost of military aid to foreign, generally repressive governments. -Co-sponsoring speakers and events that contribute to peace and justice.