http://www.mfso-oregon.org Oregon Military Families Speak Out Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:49:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MFSO Oregon is a chapter of Military Families Speak Out, a national organization of people who have relatives or loved ones in the military and are opposed to the continued occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. If you would like to help out with a donation, please click here. MFSO was formed in ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2008/10/12/about-mfso-oregon-2/ MFSO members meet the first Saturday of every month from 1:00 -3:00.  We welcome you to a supportive place to share your worries about loved ones who have been, or are now in the armed forces.  We understand how tough it is to both support our family members while hating ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2010/02/01/february-support-group-meeting-saturday-feb6th/ MFSO's newest Newsletter has stories about the Afghan war and personal stories from members. Click here for Feb 2010 newsletter.pdf (.pdf files, viewable with Adobe Acrobat). For previous newsletters, click here: January 2010 newsletter.pdf December 09 newsletter.pdf November 09 newsletter.pdf October 09 newsletter.pdf Sept 09.pdf May '09 Newsletter April 09 newsletter March 09 Newsletter Feb ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/12/09/september-mfso-oregon-newsletter/ Our military campaign to improve conditions in the Middle East is only making things worse By Miriam Reinhart (MFSO-Oregon member) for The Register-Guard Appeared in print: Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 My son is a U.S. Army helicopter pilot who already has been deployed twice to Iraq, for a total of 27 months. ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/12/08/guest-viewpoint-deploying-troops-to-iraq-backfires/ "The most horrifying aspect of it was the sense that I got that these were really just ordinary everyday guys, and they had seen things and done things that just shattered their whole sense of themselves," says Broder. "And that they would all need help." That's when Broder, a clinical psychiatrist, ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/12/06/soldiers-project-to-help-returning-vets/ Commemorating Those Killed in Afghanistan: A Cry for Peace This past Saturday, starting at 6 a.m., I began placing pairs of empty combat boots on the Ellipse within sight of the White House. I worked alongside members of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), Veterans for Peace, and Iraq ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/10/07/in-front-of-the-white-house/ After vigorous debate and discussions with journalists and aid-workers in Afghanistan, and upon an overwhelming vote of the membership, Military Families Speak Out has adopted a new mission statement expands its current mission by urging the United States to quickly end the war in Afghanistan: “The United States should end the ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/08/27/mfso-takes-position-against-war-in-afghanistan/ --by Leslie Rose, MFSO member He’s trying to settle in. He’s trying to fit in, get work, find some meaning in his new civilian life. Home doesn’t seem like the place he left behind. Sure, his beautiful old Chevy pickup is parked in the driveway, still wrecked from the ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/05/23/this-place-too-is-left-behind/ I just finished reading the book The Forever War by Dexter Filkins and really want to recommend it. If you are not familiar with this writer, he is a foreign correspondent for the New York Times and has reported from Afghanistan and Iraq since before 9/11. I've read lots of his reporting during the ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/05/20/the-forever-war-by-dexter-filkins/ Support for Vets and their families, Thursdays 6:00 - 7:30 No Charge Portland VA Medical Center 3710 US Veterans Hospital Rd., Bldg. 101, Room 109 Please call one of our staff to register: Darla Darville, 503 220 8262, ext. 57049 or 971 207 4322.  Or, Jeanette Morrison, 503 220 8262, ext. 57460 or 503 ... http://www.mfso-oregon.org/2009/04/18/portland-support-group-for-family-members-of-oefoif-veterans/