{"id":20766,"date":"2010-10-07T19:15:56","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T23:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=20766"},"modified":"2010-10-07T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T23:15:56","slug":"ivaw-protests-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=20766","title":{"rendered":"IVAW protests once again"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new era of Iraq Veterans Against the War has begun.<\/a> They are reborn as an essential part of the healing of wounded soldiers with their brand new program called “Operation Recovery”. This morning they began helping wounded soldiers by boldly, without fear, disregarding the danger, laying ten roses on a sign outside of Walter Reed Army medical Center. I know! It’s amazing isn’t it? I mean it’s just like all of the other useless shit they’ve done, only completely different, huh?<\/p>\n

But that’s not all. You think that’d be enough, but that wasn’t all. They “planned” to walk to the Capitol!!! Stupendous, huh? I’m surprised they didn’t heal every single person in the entire District of Columbia by their unselfish action – walking six miles!!!<\/p>\n

“The roses are to signify each year that we have been in Afghanistan,” said Spc. Zach Choate.<\/p>\n

The group of about 14 veterans planned to march six miles to Capitol Hill, where a news conference was scheduled for later in the day.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Ethan McCord, an Iraq war veteran, said, “I was denied treatment for the mental and physical wounds I sustained in battle, like so many others.”<\/p>\n

He added, “This campaign is critical for soldiers because we are asserting our right to heal. Now, the government has a choice — will it recognize our right to heal, or continue to deny it?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s funny how seemingly perfectly normal soldiers suddenly realize that have physical and mental wounds after they join IVAW. Not a word from Ethan McCord until he found his niche when the “Collateral Damage” video was released. Now he’s a healer by laying ten roses on a sign and walking six miles to the Capitol building. <\/p>\n

Let’s not do anything tangible, let’s do a bunch of symbolic shit that doesn’t really accomplish anything. Just like always…only this time we’ll say we’re serious. That’ll change shit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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