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DESCRIPTION:Over 150 veterans and military families occupied the rotunda of the Cannon 
 House Office Building on April 20, 2026 to protest the war in Iran. This 
 webinar acknowledges and explores the resistance of enlisted soldiers and 
 veterans to this illegal war. The webinar also takes up the war crimes 
 committed by the US military involving the destruction of Iranian culture 
 and the murder of Iranian people and the psychological impact of these 
 crimes on soldiers.\n\nAbout Face is a group of active duty soldiers and 
 veterans organizing to end the US foreign policy of permanent war.  
 Originally formed in 2004 as Iraq Veterans Against the War, they have been 
 speaking out out against US wars based on lies and advocating for active 
 duty and returning veterans since then. \n\nSpeakers:\n\nKevin Benderman, 
 Board Member of About Face and served ten years in the US Army. \n\nJeff 
 Parente, a graduate of Penn State University and an Iraq War, Marine Corps 
 veteran.\n\nBahar Sharafi, an Iranian-American activist born in Tehran with 
 family there.\n\nJohn Schuchardt, J.D., co-director of The House of Peace 
 together with his wife Carrie Schuchardt. \n\nMike Prysner, Executive 
 Director of the Center on Conscience and War. \n\nNancy Goldner, LICSW, 
 anti-war activist since the Vietnam War and founder of the Returning 
 Veterans Response Network, now part of The Soldiers Project.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/06/07/18886671.php
SUMMARY:Webinar: Vets Say NO to the Iran War
LOCATION:Online\nhttps://masspeace.us/VetsSayNo
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/06/07/18886671.php
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