Category Archives: Veterans

Armistice Day 2024

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Remarks as prepared for the Armistice Day observance in Iowa City on Nov. 11, 2024. Thank you for joining us during this observance of Armistice Day. My name is Paul Deaton. I was a founding member of the Iowa Chapters … Continue reading →

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LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution.  Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading →

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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Dave Bradley

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading →

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WHAT IF?

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Dave Bradley

The following opinion was submitted to blogforiowa.com by Ed Flaherty of Veterans For Peace. We also note that President Biden signed the NDAA bill Monday with the extra $25 billion that no one seemed to want: What if President Biden … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus Shunned

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Paul Deaton

The 2018 midterms are going to be a pisser and nothing indicates the bitter intensity of the upcoming electoral contest like publicly shunning the Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus. Whether or not there should be a veterans caucus, and a state … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Armistice Day

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Paul Deaton

It’s probably just as well the 45th president cancelled his military parade and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Armistice Day was born and designated as “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and … Continue reading →

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Veterans Condemn Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Veterans For Peace strongly condemns Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, the imprisonment of children, and criminalization of undocumented immigrants. Our immigration laws and enforcement tactics have long been at a crisis point and we are now witnessing even more draconian … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Memorial Day

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Paul Deaton

We can end the witch hunt because it’s been found in the person of Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer. I had hoped our first female speaker would be different from other politicians. Those hopes were dashed as she proved herself … Continue reading →

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On Being A Veteran

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Paul Deaton

My 1975 enlistment in the U.S. Army had everything to do with how screwed up the military was coming out of Vietnam. I asked myself, if regular people didn’t step up and fix the mess, who will? I almost didn’t … Continue reading →

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Veterans For Peace Sponsor Armistice Day Observance

Posted on November 10, 2015 by bfiaedflaherty

Bells worldwide were rung on the 11th month, the 11th day, at 11 a.m. 1918 to celebrate and recognize the ending of WWI, “The war to end all wars. ” To commemorate that peaceful pledge, bells were rung around the … Continue reading →

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