Healing the Wounds of War, an Interview with Nadia McCaffrey

Listen to the Community Currency radio show hosted on Progressive Radio Network on November 4, 2010 - 2 pm to 3 pm to hear about Healing the Wounds of War - Beginning with the Veterans with Gold Star mother, Nadia McCaffrey.

Nadia McCaffrey took a courageous stand when informed of the death of her son, Patrick McCaffrey who was killed by Iraqi soldiers in an ambush near Balad, Iraq on June 22, 2004. She was the first Gold Star mother in the recent war to allow the media to welcome Patrick's return to the US. She has travelled internationally to speak of her son's life, his legacy, his 2 children, Janessa and Patrick Jr. She is the founder of Angelstaff, a group of trained volunteers who bring a caring presence to terminally ill and their families. She also created the Patrick McCaffrey Foundation, and the vision of a Veterans' Village, to help heal veterans returning from war. She has also worked with people trying to connect returning veterans to farms, and the land, for the benefit of all.

Nadia McCaffrey was born in Paris and grew-up in the province of Auvergne,(Lafayette country.) France, she studied the Arts, and nursing. She married an American, Robert McCaffrey; she immigrated to California, United States in the 60‘s.

Her son, Sgt Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., was born at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto CA, May 26 1970. Patrick believed in his country, and patriotically enlisted in the wake of September 11th. He was a compassionate man who tried to protect his fellow soldiers and Iraqi children.

Nadia McCaffrey has become an international voice for peace, justice and responsibility in government.

On her website, Nadia has this quote:

About the show's host-
Carol Brouillet is a longtime activist who organized three conferences on Strategies to Transform the Global Economy and (the first) marches on her Senators and Congresswoman in January 2002 to Demand a Congressional Investigation of 9-11. She publishes the Deception Dollars, Perception Dollars and Co-Founded the 9-11 Truth Alliance, and the Northern California 9-11 Truth Alliance . She organized premieres of films, educational events, marches, rallies for 9-11 Truth, the San Francisco International Inquiry into 9-11, and produced the film Behind Every Terrorist- There is a Bush. She is also a mother of three and held a weekly Listening Project in downtown Palo Alto from October 2001 to October 2007, now she holds it once a month on the 11th, in solidarity with other 9/11 Truth activists worldwide. She ran for Congress in 2006 and 2008 on the Green Party ticket on a 9-11 Truth, Peace, Impeachment platform.

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