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| On August 16, 2006, there was a vigil/car caravan/press conference to announce this billboard in Hackensack, NJ. It is at the intersection of Main, Johnson, and Temple. Click here to read about those events. |
| More than 80,000 cars passed this billboard in Newark, NJ, right near Penn Station. |
| The Wednesday vigil is sponsored by MFSO Bergen County and the Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition. |
| Bring the troops home NOW vigil at the National Guard armory in Teaneck, NJ, on October 26, 2005. |
| Singing peace songs at the Wednesday vigil on the third anniversary of the war. |
| No more blood for oil. Art is one of the regulars at the Wednesday vigil on June 28, 2006. |
| MFSO Bergen County members participated in Operation House Call at the Senate Office Building July 31 and August 1. We met with Senator Menendez and an advisor to Senator Lautenberg. JoAnn is with MFSO members from around the country. |
| These shoes and sneakers represent the civilians killed in Iraq. For every one US troop killed, there were 10 Iraqi civilians killed. |
| Gilda Carbonaro's son was burned to death by an IED in Iraq. He died in May, 2006. Alex was her only child. Gilda and Al Zappala joined JoAnn and Paula at the meetings with Senators. Their impact was profound. |
| On June 15, Congress had their "debate" about the occupation of Iraq. They voted to continue the occupation. Between that date and July 31, there were 77 US troops killed. Shame on them. |
| Carlos Arredondo has taken this coffin around the country to help people see the tragic impact of the war. The coffin has Carlos' son's toys inside. MFSO members are standing with three Gold Star parents. |
| MFSO members, JoAnn and Walter, and members of other organizations waiting for buses to go to the Bring the troops home NOW march on April 29 in New York City. 1/11/05 is the wrong date! |
| We invited a reporter from The Record to walk with us at the march. Click here to read the article. |
| MFSO member, at the April 29 United For Peace and Justice March in New York City in 2006. |
| Tom Urgo at the April 29th march. Tom, a Vietnam Vet, makes the large signs for the Wednesday vigil in Teaneck. |
| At the April 29th march. The date on the photo is wrong! |
| Paula's father, Milton, and Marilyn, from MFSO in Rochester at the Resistance Festival in Canada, June 17th. |
| AWOL resisters at the rally in Canada, joined by US and Canadian supporters. |
| The press conference at the Resistance Festival in Canada. The Peace Bridge is in the background. |
| Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War supporting the troops 6 troops at the rally who were AWOL. There are about 200 troops who are AWOL in Canada and about 8000 elsewhere. |
| On July 24, 2006, MFSO, Bergen County, held a demonstration at the Recruitment Center in Hackensack, NJ. We were calling attention to the fact that, to make recruitment goals, many recruiters are forced to lie. They promise travel (to Iraq and Afghanistan), education, and more. We all know that so many troops can't even leave the military when their contracts are up. |
| Click here for photos of First Annual Memorial Day Demonstration, May 30, 2007 |