The American Legion continues its war against the Smedley VFP chapter

[unhappycamper]

The Smedley D. Butler chapter on March 24, 2007


The Smedley D. Butler chapter of the Veterans for Peace continues the fight for the right to march in the Boston Veterans Day Parade.

Our second letter to the AL: http://smedleyvfp.org/page8/page18/files/american%20legion%205.pdf

And the AL response: http://smedleyvfp.org/page8/page18/files/legion_response.pdf

Last year there was the parade, two police on motorcycles, and then us. We have a City Council meeting scheduled next week to see if we will be in or at the end of this year's parade.

Here's some pics of Veterans Day 2006: http://smedleyvfp.org/page2/page4/page4.html

I'll let you know what happens.

[Submariner]

1. To HELL with waiting for permission to march in the Vets Day parade

Let those chickenhawk MF'ers try and stop me.

[unhappycamper]

2. Come and join us this year.

The issue is not whether we're going to march or not, it is where we'll be in the parade.

We've marched at the front of parades, and at the back of parades. People get and understand our message.

[Submariner]

3. I will plan to

This is reminiscent of the anti-gay crowd in Southie banning gays from the St Pats parade.

I look forward to getting in their face.