Aimee the Peace Candidate

Aimee Allison is both warmly praised and foully cursed for refusing to serve in the First Gulf War. It's become a stormy issue in this election. As a former member of the Women's Army Corps, I'd like to say something about my decision to vote for Aimee.

I grew up during World War II, and in 1950 I joined the Army and became a nurses' aid. Without visiting any combat zone, I saw the horrors of war. During my training in the hospital at Fort Sam Houston, I saw amputees--veterans of WW II. One of the saddest things was a soldier who'd been exposed to too much radiation; his jaw was eaten away, completely gone. I still remember the sounds he made when he tried to speak, the awful groans that came from his disfigured mouth.

Our involvement in WW II was justified and necessary. I still firmly believe that. We had to stop Hitler. But it fractures my brain to think of any justification for our misadventures in Iraq. This destructive fiasco, fomented by our politicians' lies, deceptions and greed, following on the heels of some 22 other post World War Two U.S. military adventures, screams to heaven to be stopped.

When the First Gulf War occurred, Aimee Allison realized that it was wrong and said 'No.' It's an inspiring example, and my vote for Aimee is a vote for peace.