A
TRUE MEMORIAL
Deanna Gorzynski
5/26/07
Dick “The Demon” Cheney attended the Commencement Exercises
at West Point Saturday May 26, 2007. World
Can’t Wait-Drive Out The Bush Regime, many
Impeachment and Peace Groups, Military Families Speak Out, Vietnam Veterans
Against The War, parents having born the highest cost of war, the loss of their
son and many others joined in a demonstration against the war and for the
impeachment of Dick Cheney.
Passions ran high. No doubt even higher since the WHOLE
government betrayed us with the Iraq Funding Bill. The Walkabout Clearwater
Chorus, founded by Pete Seeger in 1984 had a sing-a-long, using timeless songs
of peace. More music was provided by Revenge of the Atom Spies, with work from
their latest cd, THE FLAMES OF DISCONTENT.
The day turned particularly interesting and ugly when a small group of Pro-War
Pro Busher’s tried with microphones and insults to drown out the voices that
spoke truth to power. One woman protestor from “Our Camp” was actually
assaulted by one of the Scripture Quoting counter demonstrators. A small woman,
Kathy Devlin was simply walking by when someone punched her in the kidney area
as police would not allow her husband or son to come to her defense. These
deviates topped it off with an obscenity directed to her that I will not repeat
because of its repulsive nature.
Guess they REALLY are pro-War. Of course Kathy was an easy
target.
All the speakers were profound and moving. Debra Sweet,
National Director of The World Can’t Wait was powerful and succinct. She
reminded all there that only we, the people can stop the atrocities committed
in our names. Veterans, bereaved parents,
Colonel Ann Wright and more spoke. Each had there own story to tell, their
perspective to share, and moving tributes to lost family and friends from war.
Many of the speakers congratulated the Graduates, despite
knowing this is an illegal and immoral war. They know that some of these men
and women agree with the war and some do not. Either way their future service
was acknowledged and we were reminded of the sin of sending our “best and
brightest” to give their lives for lies and being forced to take the lives of
Iraqi’s caught in our empire.
We MUST remember the service people who have served the United States
admirably through the decades.
We must also be sure to do all in our power to be certain no
more lives are handed to an administration so unworthy of their service.