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We, as military veterans, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others both nationally and internationally.

To increase public awareness of the causes and costs of war.

To restrain our governments from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations.

To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons.

To seek justice for veterans and victims of war.

To abolish war as an instrument of national policy.

To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Ronald Harayda -- Rest in PEACE



From War Crimes Times, Vol. III No. 2, Spring 2012:

ALARM

I've paid some of my dues & I'm doin' my time.
I've been busted for some victimless crime.

Corporate media only feeds you trivial crap
while Soma & toxins drip out of your tap.

Hope is the dope that leads you to dream.
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

I've heard all about high crimes & their cost;
crime is the price we pay when compassion gets lost.

Nobody can feel your pain, that's for you alone.
How deep does good go once you've been bad to the bone?

Hope is a dope that keeps you serene.
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

When we sow fear on both sides of our shore,
can we let ring our chimes of freedom anymore?

Go where we tell you, don't follow our ways,
& you'll soon discover who profits & who pays.

Hope is a rope that binds you to the machine.
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

Can you hear your neighbors' call thru the rhetorical fog
as they are dragged off to some shadowy gulag?

Your children are bedazzled, befuddled & beguiled;
when you dare to ask why you're treated like a child.

Hope is the smokescreen for corporate schemes
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

Don't believe all those stories you read & hear,
else you'll find yourself under the shadow of fear.

Hope is the dope that leads you to dream.
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

Hope is the dope that keeps you in a dream.
Wake up! Take Action! Carpe Diem!

                                            —Ronald Harayda
—Ronald Harayda
USAF medic '65 to '69
producer of  VFP-TV & Radio
and past president of VFP Chapter 099



















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6 comments:

  1. HufbutcherDecember 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM

    An eloquent and incessant voice for peace.

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  2. Maynard Lewis GreenDecember 30, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    As a new member of this Chapter, I never had the honor of knowing Ron. Thank you, Kim, for bringing him to those of us who were not blessed by his presence and work by sharing his narrative above.

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  3. C. HeilDecember 30, 2014 at 3:14 PM

    Just met Ron in May and was immediately taken with his great spirit. Proud to carry his message of peace forward.

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  4. New South Network of War ResistersDecember 31, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    Ron understood that "Action is the antidote to despair" from street corner vigils, occupations and marches, to live broadcasts on Veterans Voices radio and TV, he lived with integrity. Our last visit was when he personally delivered the last issue of War Crimes Times. We were colleagues in action for a world without war for a decade.
    Wake up! Take Action. Carps Diem! Presente Brother! You will be missed. Clare Hanrahan

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  5. AnonymousDecember 31, 2014 at 1:07 PM

    RIP Ron. I was the VP of chapter 099 while Ron was Pres. I liked him. He was a funny guy. I "got" him. Peace out, Jim Duffy

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    I miss him that was my grandfather

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