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July 6, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Arizona

Arizona opinion: Veterans urge Arizona to discuss January 6

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

July 4, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Opinion: Veterans urge Mainers to discuss Jan. 6 on July 4

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

July 4, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

North Carolina

We are 9/11 war veterans. This July 4th, also remember Jan. 6 and renounce violence.

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

July 4, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

North Carolina

Veterans urge North Carolina to discuss January 6 on July 4

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

July 4, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Georgia

OPINION: Veterans urge Georgians to discuss January 6 on July 4

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

July 1, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Pennsylvania

Veterans urge Pennsylvanians to discuss January 6 on July 4 | Opinion

The signers of the Declaration of Independence, which America celebrates this week, all knew they were putting their lives on the line. Benjamin Franklin is said to have muttered, “we must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.”

June 9, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Maine

Opinion: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Mainer

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

June 9, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Pennsylvania

Veterans' coalition: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Pennsylvanian

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

June 9, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Wisconsin

Commentary: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Wisconsinite

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

June 8, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder

North Carolina

What a WWI cemetery in France means to every North Carolinians

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

June 7, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Arizona

What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Arizonan

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

June 6, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder & Naveed Shah, Common Defense

Georgia

OPINION: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Georgian

Machine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally, fist-to-fist fighting. That was the Battle of Belleau Wood where the German infantry and U.S. Marines clashed outside Paris a little more than a century ago.

May 29, 2024

Mary Ellen Klas, Bloomberg Politics and Policy Columnist

Vets Want What Trump Refuses to Promise: a Nonviolent Election

Organizations representing thousands of veterans asked Republicans to pledge to stop the violent rhetoric and voter intimidation.

May 24, 2024

Dan Barkhuff, VFRL Founder

To commemorate Memorial Day, veterans demand Trump and NC Republicans stop threatening violence


To commemorate Memorial Day, veterans demand Trump and NC Republicans stop threatening violence

May 8, 2024

Lindsey Shiro, VFRL Board Member

Schiro: A Trump blind spot: N.C. veterans and military families

In North Carolina, where the largest U.S. Army base stands tall in Fayetteville, military families laugh, cry and sacrifice together.

April 1, 2024

Lindsey Shiro, VFRL Board Member

What Trump misunderstands about veterans and military families

Trumps desire to divide us at odds with veteran community.

December 18, 2020

Paige Williams, New Yorker Staff Writer

The Veterans Organizing to Stop Trumpism

The Veterans Organizing to Stop Trumpism
A former Navy SEAL oversaw the creation of a new code of conduct that puts loyalty to democracy above politics.

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