Literally thousands of fair-goers talked with our members and signed postcards that we will hand-deliver to the Oregon Congressional delegation. Many thanked us for speaking out–especially those with military connections.

Sen. Ron Wyden takes heat [especially from MFSO members] for Congress not bringing the troops home. Wednesday, August 15, 2007 JEFF MAPES The Oregonian Although few senators can match U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s long record opposing the war in Iraq, it didn’t protect him from being thoroughly roasted Tuesday by angry anti-war activists at a [...]

MFSO Oregon is a chapter of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), an organization of people opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have relatives or loved ones currently in the military, or who have served in the military since the fall of 2002. As people with family members and loved ones in the [...]

Please visit MFSO at the Oregon State Fair in Salem from Aug. 24th through Sept. 3rd, 10:00 am – closing. We’ll be at the “Peace Booth” with a number of other organizations. This is a good chance to meet our members. Volunteers needed!  Please help us out at the Peace Booth–and receive free admission to [...]

There comes a time when silence is betrayal, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967 Response to Bandon Council Rejection Bandon Western World & Coos Bay World, Aug. 8, 2007 by Mary Geddry, MFSO member As a staunch opponent of the Iraq occupation I have traveled back to Washington, DC several times to lobby to bring [...]