Events » Iraq Forum: The Culture of the Military, Iraq and Vietnam
Aug
30
Wed
Highland Park Reformed Church
19-21 S. 2nd Ave.
Highland Park NJ 08904
Cosponsored with: the Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War, New Jersey for Democracy, Rutgers Against the War and Coalition for Peace Action
Panelists:
Gregory Bumgardner, NJ veteran from Collingswood and member of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, which has been very critical of the execution of the war and the treatment of veterans on their return. He served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army, and led a detachment of 12 troopers in promoting good relations between Iraqis and the American military in the problematic Ramadi/Falluja corridor.
Carol Gay, chair of Labor Against the War and candidate for US Congress in the 4th district. She was a founding member of Jersey Shore Against the War.
Richard Moser, expert on resistance within the military during Vietnam. He wrote a landmark book, The New Winter Soldiers: GI and Veteran Dissent during the Vietnam Era, about military resisters and the veterans anti-war movement. He is currently Senior Staff Representative at Rutgers AAUP.
Special Guest: Congressman Frank Pallone
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Location: Highland Park Reformed Church, Social Hall, 19 S. 2nd St, www.rchighlandpark.org
Parking: Senior Center parking lot, off of Raritan Ave (Rte 27) between 2nd and 3rd
RSVP: if you can, to Kim (917) 439-9168 or email kwilkinson_act@yahoo.com
Attendees Map
Event Hosts (4)
Karina Wilkinson
Highland Park NJ
Kim Druist
NJ
(+14)
Jeff Gardner
Hawthorne NJ
Mitch Manzella
Edison NJ
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Attendees (21)
Kim Druist
NJ
(+14)
Karina Wilkinson
Highland Park NJ
Laura Rothkopf
Piscataway NJ
(+1)
Rosi Efthim
Flemington NJ
Susan Nowelsky
Somerset NJ
sue rameta
Highland Park NJ
(+1)
The address is 19-21 south 2nd ave
Mary McKinley
Slidell LA
Louise Friedman
Boca Raton FL
Bill Carr
Highland Park NJ
barbara rappaport
Springfield NJ

