Iraq War Veteran Plans A Protest Walk Across Utah, the Reddest State in the Country

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Wed, Sep 27, 2006 7:27AM

Army reservist Sergeant Marshall Thompson spent a year in Iraq working as a military journalist. He reported from across Iraq, interviewing thousands of US soldiers. Now back home in his native Utah, he is planning a 500-mile walk across the state to protest the war and call for a withdrawal of US troops.

His goal is to walk from the Utah/Idaho border to the Utah/Arizona border in 26 days, that’s one day for every 100 soldiers who have died in Iraq. He’ll have to average about 20 miles a day.

I spoke with Sergeant Marshall Thompson on Monday in Salt Lake City in his first national broadcast interview. He began by talking about why he was planning the walk.

* Sgt. Marshall Thompson, Iraq war veteran and military journalist. More information at http://ASoldiersPeace.com

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