Vietnam-Era Veteran Arrested at VA Medical Center for Wearing Peace T-Shirt

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Thu, Jul 6, 2006 6:59AM

Mike Ferner, a Vietnam-era veteran, says he was arrested at the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center in Chicago for wearing a Veterans for Peace T-Shirt. We also speak with longtime peace activist Kathy Kelly about the crackdown on dissent.

Getting arrested for wearing a peace T-Shirt. Sound unlikely? That's what a Vietnam-era veteran says happened to him just a few days ago at the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center on Chicago's south side.

He says a Veteran Administration cop detained him while he was drinking a cup of coffee and wearing a Veterans for Peace T-Shirt.

That Vietnam-era veteran joins us now from a studio in Chicago.

* Mike Ferner, served as a Navy corpsman during Vietnam and is now a member of Veterans for Peace.
- Read Mike's article: "Getting Busted for Wearing a Peace T-Shirt"
* Kathy Kelly, longtime peace activist. She is a member of Voices for Creative Non-Violence and the founder of Voices in the Wilderness. She recently returned from a trip to Iraq.

LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/06/1349239

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