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Demo in support of Lt. Watada, 6/26/06

by Sadie Sabot
Lt. Ehren Watada is the first comissioned officer to publicly refuse orders in the Iraq War. Several hundred people rallied on June 26, 2006 to support him.
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The program was MC'd by Veteran Ed Holmes (also of SF Mim Troupe fame). the raging grannies, including legendary Faith Petric, performed several anti-war songs, and Veterans from the Vietnam war and the Gulf War spoke.

For more information about Ehren Watada and an update on his case, go to http://www.thankyoult.org/
§Fatih Petric
by Sadie Sabot
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§Raging Grannies tear it up on stage
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§Another Raging Granny
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§Raging Grannies
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§Lady Liberty (sic) joins the raging grannies for a song
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§MIke Long, Vietnam War Resister
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§Aimee Allison, Gulf War Conscientious Objector
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§a shot of the crowd
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§Grandmothers for peace, Men's Auxillary
by Sadie Sabot
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§Grandmothers Against War
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§Reading a statement from Ehren Watada's mother
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§the SF Bay Area Nikkei Community thanks Ehren Watada
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(the Nikkei community is the ethnically Japanese cmmunity)
§Paul Cox
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Paul Cox identified himself as a "Recovering Marine"
§Singing veteran
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