Episode Four of the ground breaking web series, This is Where We Take Our Stand, is now live at http://www. thisiswherewetakeourstand.com. "Broken Soldier" tells the story of the Iraq Veterans Against the War members’ struggle to bring hundreds of veterans to Washington, DC, to tell their stories and reveal the true nature of these occupations. If you’ve watched the first three episodes, you won’t want to miss this one. And if you haven’t, WATCH THEM. This is Where We Take Our Stand is a series that can and should help push the debate about these wars back on to the table.
Experience the series, send this email to everyone you know, and spread the word!
Broken Soldier: Why are so many veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan psychologically damaged? Is it the natural trauma of war, or the product of military whose mission is to occupy and suppress the civilian population? Zollie Goodman recounts the racism against Iraqis imbued in his unit, while Kris Goldsmith reveals the hatred that finally made him a "broken soldier," caught in the endless web of the Veterans Administration. And the parents of Jeffrey Lucey mourn their son, one of thousands who could no longer live with what he had become.
This is Where We Take Our Stand, the series that tells the riveting and timely story of the hundreds of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who testified at last year’s Winter Soldier investigation, continues today. Watch episode three, tell friends, forward this email, spread the word and fan the debate. These stories must be heard.
Episode Five: This is Not Human Nature will launch September 7, 2009.
Episode Six: No Longer a Monster will launch September 20, 2009.
Where’s the debate?
In March of 2008, two hundred and fifty veterans and active duty soldiers marked the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by gathering in Washington, DC, to testify from their own experience about the nature of the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. It was chilling, horrifying, and challenging for all who witnessed it. Against tremendous odds, they brought the voices of the veterans themselves into the debate. That was then.
This is now. Today, we present to you This is Where We Take Our Stand, the inside story of those three days and the courageous men and women who testified. And we present this story today, told in six episodes, because we believe it is as relevant now as it was one year ago. Maybe more.
Here is our challenge to you: Watch the series; spread it far and wide; and ask yourself is this about the past, or the present and future. Then add your voice.
If you are a veteran or active duty, present your own testimony. If you are not, but you are still a living, breathing member of the human race, then do whatever you can to join and fan the flames of debate.
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