April 23 2007
I am the mother of an active duty Sgt. who has done
two tours in Iraq as a Combat engineer. Due to his
current status, I have been requested to limit my
testimony to proposing adjustments to Senate Memorial
1, which I have attached. I am able to state for the
record that the extensions of duty have […]

Testimony on SM1, SJM6, SJM9, HJM9, related to the Iraq War

by Sean Cruz
April 23, 2007
Madame Chair, members of the Committee, for the record my name is Sean Cruz.
I do not intend to read all of my written testimony, which I have provided to the Committee. I would like to provide some foundational information and then […]

The love for our sons and our nation has driven the two of us, two ordinary mothers, to extraordinary lengths. We’re the mothers of sons who right now are walking the streets of Baghdad, bravely and honorably serving their country.

You may have seen us sometime, standing at the Sunnyside Road overpass on Interstate 205, holding […]

Gold Star Father Fernando Suarez Del Solar speaks out about the cost of war and his work educating youth
When: Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 7pm
Where: First Unitarian Church
Fuller Hall (on the corner of SW 12th and Main St)
1011 SW 12th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

What: As Americans become increasingly critical of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, […]

Maggie Pondolfino spoke at the Portland Peace Rally on Sunday, March 18, standing with many members of Military Families Speak Out Oregon.
Her speech is available on Google Video and PDXPeace.org.
Photo highlights and video from the Portland Peace Rally can also be found at pdxpeace.org.

The comments below were made at the March 17 peace rally at the Federal Building in Eugene by Adele Kubein of Military Families Speak Out - Oregon. Kubein, who lives in Corvallis, teaches at OSU. Her daughter Makesha joined the National Guard in 1999 and was trained as an engineer.
My daughter was permanently disabled in […]