Sunday, November 22, 2009 East Central Illinois

Iraq Veterans Against the War: Winter Soldier Testimonies

Where:

103 Mumford Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana

When:

Thursday Nov 13, 2008 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Description:

On Nov. 13, two days after Veterans Day, the Central Illinois Chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War will be hosting a Winter Soldier event in Champaign-Urbana. Winter Soldier allows veterans to present eye-witness accounts from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as what they have seen or experienced within the military. Veterans from across the Midwest will be testifying, including Camillo Mejia, who was the first veteran to be jailed for refusing to return to Iraq. In addition, there will be testimony from Iraqis. The first Iraq-Afghanistan Winter Soldier was held this March in Washington, D.C., and other Winter Soldiers have been held recently in Seattle, Madison, Rochester, Baltimore and Atlanta. Free and open to the public.

For more information:

Call 706-284-6148, or visit http://ivaw.org

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