OMNI
VICTIMS OF WARS DAY
(MEMORIAL DAY) NEWSLETTER #7. MAY 25,
2015.
Compiled by Dick
Bennett for a Culture of PEACE, JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGY.
(#1 May 20, 2009; #2 May 31, 2010, #3 May 30, 2011; #4 May 28, 2012; #5
May 27, 2013; #6 May 26, 2015). This is
the final newsletter on Memorial Day.
176784 pageviews - 1499 posts, last published on May 19, 2015. Thanks to Marc.
Alternative titles: MOURNING FOR VICTIMS OF WARS DAY, IMMEMORIAL
DAY. (Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to be
called ARMISTICE FOR ALL WARS DAY.)
Here is the link to all OMNI
newsletters: http://www.omnicenter.org/newsletter-archive/ For a knowledge-based peace, justice, and
ecology movement and an informed citizenry as the foundation for change. SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO MILITARISM, WARS,
EMPIRE, FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE AND JUSTICE. Here is the link to the Index: http://www.omnicenter.org/omni-newsletter-general-index/ See: Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day,
Imperialism, Individual Wars, Militarism, Torture, US Westward Expansion, Violence,
War and Environment, War Resistance.
OMNI
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL DAYS PROJECT
Two
kinds of violence disrupt the harmony of our world: individual and structural. This
newsletter is part of OMNI’s
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL DAYS PROJECT,
by which we counter the structural conditioning for violence and wars in such
celebrations as Columbus Day, Armed Forces Day, and Memorial Day. These national days of violence reinforce
the national drive for hardness, punishment, wars, invasions and interventions—some
fifty since WWII, amounting to permanent war, recounted by William Blum in Killing Hope and Rogue Nation and by Richard Rubenstein in his book Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War (2010). Rubenstein analyzes seven “key rationales
for war” employed by successive US
(The other half
of the DAYS Project is the affirmation of nonviolent DAYS, such as United Nations DAY, Human
Rights DAY, Conscientious Objectors’ DAY by which we strive for the goals of
equity, health, protection of all species, and a world free of war and the
threat of war.)
John Rodwan, Holidays & Other Disasters. Discusses various issues U.S. holidays
raise.
Victims of US Violence and Wars Newsletter
#6 at the end.
Victims of US Violence and Wars #7
Letter from
Senator Cotton
Veterans for
Peace Remember Vietnam War
Memorial Day
2015 Google Search
Workers Killed
in Line of Duty
Teachers Killed
in School Shootings, Google Search
Teachers Killed
in the Line of Duty, Google Search
Firemen Killed
in Line of Duty, Google Search
Workers
Memorial Day, April 28
President’s Proclamation
AFL-CIO
Related recent
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That Arkansas’ Jr. Senator is ignorant
of US warring history—that no US war after WWII was fought in the defense of
the USA--should not disturb us as much as his election and what it says about the
voters. Let’s all ratchet up our
activities teaching our youth to think critically about our real, instead of
our narcotic, flag-waving, history.
LETTER FROM SENATOR TOM
COTTON
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May 24, 2015
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Dear
Dick,
 Tomorrow is Memorial Day and
I know many of you will enjoy your day off by spending time with family and
friends. But as you celebrate the unofficial start of summer, I encourage you
to take a moment and reflect on the real meaning of this holiday.
On
Memorial Day, we remember those brave service members who gave what Lincoln
called “the last, full measure of devotion” defending our country. John15:13 says,
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends.” Every American who died in our uniform laid down their life
for us, their fellow countrymen, so that we might live in freedom. So
today—and everyday— let us all honor the memory of our valiant countrymen and
celebrate our great country.
Between
newsletters, don’t forget to follow me onTwitter or like
my Facebook page for
daily updates! As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you
have any questions or concerns, or simply want to express your opinion. I’m
always happy to hear from you.
Best regards,  Tom Cotton
Flags-In
 As a solider in the Army I served
with The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. For
those of you who don’t know, The Old Guard at
Arlington National Cemetery is primarily responsible for military
honors funerals. But each Memorial Day weekend they are also responsible for
placing a flag at every grave. Called Flags-In, this event has become a
storied tradition since it first occurred in 1948. I had the solemn honor of
participating in Flags-In twice, in 2007 and 2008. I wanted to share
this moving tradition with you and encourage you to take a moment and look at
some photos of Flags-In.
You can also watch a time-lapse video here. |
VIETNAM FULL DISCLOSURE
Memorial Day Event: Letters In Support
Of Vietnam Full Disclosure
This year marks the 50th anniversary
of the landing of U.S. ground troops in Da Nang, Vietnam. Many
consider this to be the beginning of the American War in Vietnam. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the war
the Pentagon is undertaking a ten-year, $65-million campaign to rewrite and
whitewash the history of the war in Southeast Asia.
In response, Veterans for
Peace has announced the Vietnam War Full Disclosure project to offer a more truthful
history of the war. As part of the project, Veterans for Peace is
asking all who were affected, directly or indirectly, by the war to write
letters addressed to “The Wall” (the Vietnam Veterans Memorial) describing
their experiences and sharing their grief over its devastating
consequences. The project welcomes letters from both soldiers and
civilians.
Letters can be emailed,
but snail mail letters in hand-addressed envelopes are
encouraged. The letters will be gathered and placed at the Vietnam War
Memorial on Memorial Day 2015. For more information, go to www.vietnamfulldisclosure.org. To
send a letter by email: vncom50@gmail.com. To send in a hand written
envelope: Full Disclosure; Veterans for Peace; 409 Ferguson
Rd.; Chapel Hill, NC 27516 by May 1,
2015.
HERE ARE SOME LETTERS WE HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR
MEMORIAL DAY/DAY OF MOURNING THE VICTIMS 2015 Google Search, May 7,
2015
Little of significance on page one, mainly dates of the Day; page
two adds “chilling out in Las Vegas” and sport events, but also two entries on
Workers Memorial Day.
MEMORIALIZING THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY NONVIOLENTLY AND DIED
VIOLENTLY WHILE DOING IT
Teachers
Killed in School Shootings, Google Search, May 7, 2015
en.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_.
Wikipedia
February 6, 1864: Ashland
County, Ohio, The school teacher of the Pyfer's SchoolHouse, George W. Longfelt shot and
instantly killed student Alfred Desem, and ...
www.cnn.com/2014/06/11/us/school-shootings-cnn-number/
CNN
Jun 19, 2014 - CNN examined Everytown for
Gun Safety's list of school shootings; Everytown says ..... Read: Students injured, teacher killed at middle school.
www.infoplease.com
› ... › Crime & Law Enforcement › Crime Data
Dunblane, Scotland, 16
children and one teacher killed at Dunblane Primary School by Thomas Hamilton, who then killed himself. 10 others
wounded in attack.
www.motherjones.com/.../fatal-school-shootings-data-since...
Mother
Jones
Dec 9, 2014 - A teacher lay sprawled on the
ground as Davis started to run for the school building. ... in Santa Monica and
another near Seattle—in which four or more victims were killed. ... The school shootings occurred across 16
states.
www.politifact.com/.../have-there-been-74-school-shootin...
PolitiFact.com
Jun 13, 2014 - After an Oregon high school freshman armed with
an assault rifle injured a teacher, killed a student and killed himself Tuesday, a striking ...
www.theguardian.com
› US News › US gun control
The
Guardian
Feb 12, 2014 - Thirteen school shootings recorded in first
six weeks of 2014 alone as study ... Others have gone further and debated
allowing teachers to carry ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../Two-teachers-kille...
The
Christian Science Monitor
Oct 23, 2013 - Workplace deaths among elementary and
secondary school staff are rare ... In light of school shootings, some schools are
training teachers that ...
www.denverpost.com/.../school-shootings-since-columb...
The
Denver Post
Dec 13, 2013 - Columbine High School, Jefferson County - Eric
Harris, 18 and Dylan Klebold, 17, killed 12 students and one teacher and wounded 24 other ...
www.slate.com/.../sandy_hook_a_chart_of_all_196_fatal_school_sh...
Slate
Dec 19, 2012 - Since 1980, 297 People
Have Been Killed in School Shootings .... Introducing Slate's New Education
Podcast: Ask a Teacher! Watch and Smile ...
www.k12academics.com/school-shootings/history-school-shootings-unit...
February 26, 1902 Camargo,
Illinois teacher Fletcher R. Barnett
shot and killed anotherteacher, Eva C. Wiseman, in front
of her class at a school near Camargo, ...
Searches
related to teachers killed in school shootings
teachers killed in the
line of duty Google Search, May 7, 2015
www.emporiagazette.com/.../article_5d201a10-f322-56c0-...
Emporia Gazette
Jun 13, 2014 - Carol Strickland, Director of The National Teachers Hall of Fame, ...
The memorial honors 113 teachers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. ... When six educators
and 20 school children were killed in a shooting at ...
theeducatorsroom.com/.../looking-back-terrible-week-teachers-killed-lin...
o
o
Oct 25, 2013 - Looking Back on a Terrible Week: Teachers Killed in the
Line of Duty...
who had survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan, was fatally shot by ...
www.kansas.com/news/article1117008.html
The Wichita Eagle
Jun 8, 2013 - Four teachers, a principal and a school psychologist from Sandy Hook ...
“People like to honor those people killed in the line of duty, and ...
www.theguardian.com › Opinion ›
US education
o
o
The Guardian
Oct 26, 2013 - Mr Michael Landsberry's is a story of heroism, as he lived a
life of being "in the line of duty". While on recess duty, eyewitnesses reported gun ...
www.examiner.com/article/teachers-die-the-line-of-duty
o
Oct 27, 2013 - Teachers across the world die in the “line of duty”. ... Police say a
53-year-old teacher was stabbed to death at a park in California in front of
her ...
www.wisn.com/...killed-in-the-line-of-duty...teachers/320155...
o
WISN‑TV
Mar 25, 2015 - Friends and former teachers remember Trooper Trevor Casper.
www.wlox.com/.../jackson-co-teachers-remember-us-marshal-killed...
WLOX
Josie Wells, the deputy US marshal who was killed in the line of duty this week in Baton
Rouge, will be laid to rest Tuesday in Jackson County. The wake will
be ...
forum.wordreference.com › ... ›
English Only
o
o
WordReference.com
Dec 17, 2009 - 12 posts - 8 authors
A police officer might be said to die in the line of duty if he is killed while .... A teacher killed in his classroom by
a violent student would most ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v3ncQ2vS1o
Mar 25, 2015 - Uploaded by WISN 12 News
Friends and former teachers remember Trooper Trevor Casper. Subscribe to WISN on
YouTube for more: http ...
https://malegislature.gov/.../Section100A
o
Massachusetts General Court
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any
other general or special law to the contrary, there shall be paid a killed in the line of duty benefit,
earches
related to teachers killed in the line of duty
FIREMEN KILLED IN LINE
OF DUTY, Google Search, May 7, 2015
apps.usfa.fema.gov
› ... › Statistics
o
United
States Fire Administration
Statistics and reports on
U.S. firefighters who die while on
duty and the ... assistance for families and coworkers of firefighters who were killed in the line of duty.
www.firehouse.com/latest-news/line-of-duty-deaths
o
o
Firefighter Line of Duty
Deaths -
Complete coverage of firefighter line of duty deathsand on-duty deaths from around the U.S.
and world. Firehouse.com includes ...
www.fireengineering.com
› ... › Health and Safety
o
o
FireEngineering.com
See the latest reports
on firefighter
deaths in
the line
of duty.
www.nfpa.org/.../firefighter-fatalities...
o
National
Fire Protection Association
Overall statistics
on line-of-duty
firefighter fatalities
in 2013, including non-incident-related deaths. Includes patterns, trends, career vs.
volunteer comparisons, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_duty_death
o
o
Wikipedia
A line of duty death (LODD) is a death in the fire service
while on duty at an ... The leading cause of fatalities of firefighters is heart attack
(44%), followed by ...
www.firefighterclosecalls.com/secret.php
o
o
We regret to pass on to
you the Line
of Duty Deaths of the following two Firefighters: Swainsboro, Georgia: Lt
Ricky Thurman died in the Line of Duty this evening ...
www.firefighterclosecalls.com/
o
o
The last line-of-duty-death for the DC Fire and
EMS Department was Lt. McRae's cousin, ... Lt. Kevin McRae is the 100th
DC firefighter to die in the line-of-duty.
www.firerescue1.com/fire-news/
o
o
Here's the newest and most
interesting firefighter gear and technology from the ... New alert system helps
Bolivar firefighters stay safe ... Line-Of-Duty Deaths.
www.iaff.org/.../advancedSearc...
o
o
International
Association of Fire Fighters
"Line of Duty Deaths 1918 - Present".
Enter or select your search data in the fields below. You can narrow your
search by selecting additional fields. All fields are ...
www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/us/arizona-firefighter-deaths/
o
o
CNN
Jul 2, 2013 - "Today, our thoughts
and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives
in the line
of duty,"
she said in a ...
Adwww.wow.com/USFA+Firefighter+Fatalities
Search for USFA Firefighter Fatalities Look Up
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Searches
related to Firemen killed in line of duty
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY,
APRIL 28
https://www.whitehouse.gov/.../2015/.../presidential-procla...
White House
Apr 27, 2015 - On Workers Memorial Day, we honor those we have lost and recommit to improving
conditions for all who work hard to provide for their families ...
www.aflcio.org › Issues › Job
Safety
AFL–CIO
Every year on April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe
Workers Memorial
Day to
remember those who have ... 2015 Workers Memorial Day Materials.
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those who tried and are trying to prevent the killing. Let us truly strive to stop the expansion of
the National Cemeteries! Link to Peace,
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“Memorial Day, it seems to me, should also
honor the Thoreaus, the
conscientious objectors, the anti-war protesters, who attempted to
forestall or shorten the more unjust or immoral of these wars. It isn’t only
the fallen soldiers who served the nation, but also those who worked to ensure
that no soldiers fell in unjust wars, in wars that after the UN Charter was
passed in 1945, would be designated as ‘illegal.’ " Juan Cole, Informed Comment, May 27, 2013
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Newsletter #6
Decoration Day,
Memorial Day, Honoring US Military
Killed
Critiques,
Think About This Day
Commercialization
of Memorial Day
The Weather
Channel Celebrates Memorial Day
PBS Celebrates National
Glory
Marc Ash, MD
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END VICTIMS
OF US WARS DAY (MEMORIAL DAY) NEWSLETTER #7, May 25,
2015
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