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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42022)	8/28/2005 10:43:30 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

What is the purpose of having that in front of a hospital where men and women are fighting for their lives? Is this your sick "show of support"? It sure is when you're protesting the closing of Walter Reed. Nice try.....When you cannot make a rational argument for these disgraceful signs, misrepresent every word of what I say. I certainly did not misrepresent what you said and I did offer an reasonable explanation of why they were protesting in front of Walter Reed; citing a sign that was supportive. I guess you could have looked it up yourself.... CODEPINK Responds to Right-Wing Attacks on Walter Reed Hospital Vigil Since March, CODEPINK has been holding vigils outside Walter Reed hospital on Friday evenings, to shed light on the plight of injured soldiers and call for more support and funding for injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. These are vigils, not protests, and we believe they’ve helped roll back attempts to make soldiers pay for their own meals, phone calls, and daily hospitalization fees. The right-wing attack on CODEPINK and the Walter Reed vigil is nothing more than a smear campaign against the peace movement designed to distract attention from the disaster in Iraq. Press Release. codepink4peace.org CODEPINK Statement on Vigil Outside of Walter Reed Hospital Contact: Allison Yorra: 202-487-5112 August 26th, 2005 Right-wing attacks on peaceful vigil come on same day as announcement that Walter Reed Hospital will be closed. codepink4peace.org Now maybe you could justify your basis for calling Code Pink "commies"? jttmab

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42022)	8/28/2005 10:46:15 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

The vigilers still have concerns about veterans’ care, such as a projected $3 billion shortfall for 2006 VA funding, the closing of veterans hospitals (including Walter Reed), the bureaucratic hurdles facing soldiers with long-term disabilities who are trying to get disability payments, and the Army’s recent statement that it is “revisiting” 72,000 cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) recorded in past 5 years because misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. “We are continuing the vigils because there is still a need to push for better care,” said Laura Costas of CODEPINK and Military Families Speak Out, whose brother served in Iraq. “Yes, we want to bring the troops home, but we also want to ensure that they are well-cared for when they return.”

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (42022)	8/28/2005 10:46:48 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

The vigilers have often received encouragement from the wounded soldiers and their families, who often join the vigil themselves. “The first time I attended one of the vigils, a soldier’s wife invited me to come inside and visit her severely wounded husband,” said Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK. “He shared his worries about the care he would get when he returned to his hometown and the financial burden on his family, and he thanked us for being there. His parting words were ‘Please don’t forget us like veterans of other wars have been forgotten.’”