Teaneck Peace Vigil
Every Wednesday
4:30 - 6:00 pm
National Guard armory
Teaneck Road and Liberty Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666

448
4 US troops killed in Iraq
185
8 US troops killed in Afghanistan (www.icasualties.org)
More than 1 million civilians killed.
Each one – someone’s son or daughter

More than $1.3 trillion spent in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. (www.
nationalpriorities.org)

Tell Congress and the President:
Bring all troops
and contractors home from Iraq and Afghanistan NOW!
Take care of the troops when they get here.
Bring the war dollars home NOW!

sponsored by:
Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County Chapter www.mfsobergencounty.org.
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 21 NJ. www.vetsforpeace21.blogspot.com.
Teaneck Peace Vigil
September 13, 2007 memorial vigil for Dave Cline
Wednesday vigil at the National Guard
Armory in Teaneck, NJ,
August 30, 2006
Click here to see information about past events.
May 9, 2007 vigil and memorial for Matthew Fenton   
(1982-2006). Matthew died from injuries suffered in Iraq.
Click here to see photos and speeches from the August 25,
2007 March For Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice
We mourn the death of MFSO member, Al
Zappala, of Philadelphia. Al and Celeste's son,
Sherwood Baker, was killed in Iraq on April 26,
2004.This photo was taken at the march in New
Orleans. Al is second on the right.











Dec.7, 2011 -Vigil on a stormy day
328th consecutive vigil - National Guard armory, Teaneck

These peace cranes were delivered to the
White House, June, 2009. We met with the
Office of Public Engagement, hoping to
arrange a meeting with the President.
They said the President was too busy.
Billboard displayed in Teaneck, NJ,
a few years ago

See Record Article and video of our December 2, 2009 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT
OBAMA'S PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN. Click here

Hannah
Demonstration on Dec. 2, 2009 in response to President Obama's
announcement of a troop surge.
At office of Congressman Rothman in Hackensack. The 223rd
consecutive vigil was held at the same time at the armory in Teaneck.
Jean Hopewell and Frank Wagner
January 20, 2010

       $$$$$  Trade Offs   $$$$$$

Taxpayers in The United States have paid $1.3 trillion for Total
War Spending (Iraq + Afghanistan) Since FY01.
For the same amount of money, the following could be provided:
580.3 million Annual Energy Costs for a Household for One Year OR
646.0 million Children Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
18.6 million Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
122.0 million Fair Market Rent for One Bedroom Apartment for One Year OR
21.1 million Firefighters for One Year OR
165.8 million Head Start Slots for Children for One Year OR
543.7 million Households Converted to All Solar Energy for One Year OR
1.1 billion Households Converted to All Wind Energy for One Year OR
161.6 million Military Veterans Receiving VA Medical Care for One Year OR
602.2 million One Year Worth of Groceries for an Individual OR
259.2 million People Receiving Low-Income Healthcare for One Year OR
159.9 million Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
227.1 million Students receiving Pell Grants of $5550

   This information is from the National Priorities Project. Dec. 3, 2011. www.costofwar.com
                                             Join Veterans, Military Families,
                                                     and Area Residents
                                                         at a special
                                               
Vigil and Press Conference

                                               Wednesday, December 28, 2011
                                                      National Guard Armory
                               Teaneck Road and Liberty Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666
                                                         4:30 – 6:00 pm

Welcome the end of the war on Iraq!
Most US troops will be out of Iraq by Dec. 31!
Mark this important victory!
Mourn the tragic loss of 448
4 US troops and over 1 million Iraqi civilians.
Mourn the suffering of the wounded and the traumatized.
Shout out against the diversion of over $806 billion spent on the war in Iraq.
Then,
Call for an immediate end to the war on Afghanistan!
(Where 1858 US troops and tens of thousands of Afghan people
have been killed)

Bring the troops home from Afghanistan NOW!
Bring the war dollars** home for our communities – for education, housing, jobs, and health care.

Sponsors: The Teaneck Peace Vigil, Military Families Speak Out,  Bergen County www.mfsobergencounty.org,,
Veterans For Peace, Chapter 21 NJ www.vetsforpeace21.blogspot.com. Leonia Peace Vigil. NJ Peace Action. www.
NJpeaceaction.org.
Bergen County Green Party. Other sponsors are welcome.

**According to the National Priorities Project (www.nationalpriorities.org), war spending for Iraq and Afghanistan for
2011 has been $169.4 billion! High levels of funding will continue for 2012. The Project On Government Oversight
(www.pogo.org) estimates that taxpayers will now fund 14,000 – 16,000 contractors in Iraq. According to POGO,
among the companies who will provide contractors in Iraq -  KBR, DynCorp and Blackwater  - are in the Project On
Government Oversight’s (POGO) Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (www.contractormisconduct.org). All 3 have
extensive misconduct histories. Why aren’t they prosecuted? Why do we continue to use them????? Ask your Senator
or Congressman.