2006 Activities of the North Country Veterans for Peace (NC-VFP)
Veterans Day in Potsdam, NY (November 11, 2006)
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Despite rain and cold temperatures, Veterans Day begins with a peace vigil |
Veterans For Peace and Supporters march from the weelky peace vigil in front of the Potsdam Post Office to the campus of SUNY Potsdam for a Veteran's Day Ceremony and Tribute to Peace. |
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Frank Theis, Robin McClellan, Dale Pondysh, and Ed Clark of North Country Veteran's for Peace place a wreath at the Peace Monument and listen as Bob Gibbs plays Taps. |
"Honoring All Veterans and Active Service Men and Women. They Serve for the Cause of World Peace. - North Country Veterans for Peace, Chapter 121" |
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NC-VFP member, Bob Gibbs, plays Taps. |
The Reverends Anne Marsh and Wade Wheelock of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton offer an Invocation while Luca and Isabel Pecora listen. |
Potsdam 2006 Summer Fest (July 8, 2006)
North Country Veterans for Peace members at the 2006 Potsdam Summer Festival (July 8, 2006). Above from left to right: John Casserly, Robin McClellan, Tedd Stiles, Miles Manchester, Frank Thies, Rob Jewett, Dick Mooers.
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A young visitor to the VFP table tries on our "peace" helmet. |
John Casserly and Ed Bage set up the VFP table. |
Peace Rally in Plattsburgh, NY (April 22, 2006)
Many of our North Country Veterans for Peace members participated in a peace rally held in Plattsburgh. Miles Manchester and Paul Saint-Amand spoke at the event.
Above Paul Saint-Amand called for all veterans at the rally to join him. See our photo slideshow of the event.
Peace Vigil and Walk in Potsdam, NY (March 25, 2006)
NC-VFP members lead a walk for peace after a one-hour peace vigil: Mike Mullen, Zac Williamson, Paul Saint-Amand, Frank Theis, Miles Manchester. Over 150 people from around the Potsdam area showed up for the peace vigil and walk. A discussion about the war in Iraq was held at the Community Center of the First Presbyterian Church afterwards. See our photo slideshow of the event.
There was also Channel 7 News coverage of the event:
...as well as a Watertown Daily Times photo:
Peace Vigil in Potsdam, NY (March 4, 2006)
NC-VFP members above: Rob Jewett, Paul Saint-Amand, Zak Williamson. Other NC-VFP members at the vigil included Ed Bage, Ruth Beebe, Miles Manchester and Frank Thies.
VFP Rally in Albany, NY in support of proposed "Depleted Uranium" legislation (February 7, 2006)
NC-VFP members above: Miles Manchester, Paul Saint-Amand, Rob Jewett (photo by NC-VFP member Tony Tyler)
NC-VFP member above: Paul Saint-Amand
North Country VFP members respond to President Bush's State of the Union Address(Febuary 2, 2006)
Members met at Ed Clark's house to listen/watch the President's speech. Afterwards, they drafted a response which was sent as a "letter to the editor" to local newspapers and media. [Letter in PDF format ]
NC-VFP activities in: 2005
