Some interesting History reading, on this Forth of July 2006.
You can find the below list HERE or take your pick of what might interest you from list below.
Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July By HNN Staff
Old Glory: Patriotic Symbol? By Rick Shenkman
The Biography of the Flag By Marc Leepson
Why Does Hollywood Ignore the American Revolution? By Clint O’Connor
Happy July 5th! By Louise Mirrer, James Oliver Horton and Richard Rabinowitz
Why Americans Are Crazy About the 4th of July By Walter A. McDougall
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? By Frederick Douglass
A July 4th to Lament What’s Happened to Our Country By George Beres
Why Tom Paine Is Now So Popular By Harvey Kaye
Why Blacks Used to Celebrate July 5th By William Loren Katz
Gettysburg: A Battle Worth Remembering this July 4th By Patrick W. Gavin
What Are We Celebrating on the Fourth of July? By Robert Jensen and Rahul Mahajan
We Remember the Wrong Tom on July Fourth By William C. Kashatus
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More Viewing For Your 4th
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Coming In September…….
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
View Trailers HERE!
After viewing the trailer you may agree with me, this will be another Powerful Documentary following in the footsteps of Sir! No Sir! and Winter Soldier, of times we should have Remembered and Learned From as We Said We Would, instead of the Apathy that followed them!!!
“Why We Fight”
is a powerful & important movie which rips this war!
You can View Trailer HERE
“Troops Home Fast” Photos and Report
by David Swanson
Grannies for Peace and CODE PINK Women for Peace and Gold Star Families for Peace and Veterans for Peace and just about everybody under the sun for Peace rallied and marched and broke bread before fasting in DC today. The photos tell the story.
Find 192 photos here from the “Troops Home Fast” events today {July 3rd} in Washington, D.C.
About Face:
A Radio Show of and by Veterans that is a Must Save to Favorites and Tune Into!
The following was posted on the VFP Group Board, yesterday July 3rd.
VFP Phoenix on Air America
Please tune into Air America Phoenix this Sunday morning to hear VFP
Chapter 075’s new radio show “About Face.” The show is hosted by VFP
members John Henry and Dennis Stout and airs live at 8am Mountain
Standard Time this and Every Sunday.Those of you in the Phoenix area can tune in on 1480AM. All others can
listen on the internet at:Just click the “Listen Live” link in the upper right corner of the page.
This week’s show will deal with the stress of combat. Guests on the
show will include IVAW’s Jeff Englehart.
{This was posted on the VFP Group Board and I would believe this was the show this past Sunday}So please, tune in and help support VFP media.
Thank You,
Chris Snively
Veterans For Peace National Office
Checking the Air America Site this isn’t National Yet, lets see what we can do by tuning in and streaming it on your puters, maybe we can give it a boost!