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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.

For More Information (Including how to become a member): www.veteransforpeace.org

THE PENTAGON HAS BILLION$ TO SPEND ON WAR. OUR CHAPTER HAS ONLY OUR DUES AND YOUR DONATIONS TO SPEND ON PEACE.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION BY CHECK MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
THANK YOU!

Join us for the weekly vigil at Pack Square/Former Vance Monument, Tuesdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm.
MONTHLY MEETING TIME: The Third Tuesday of each month from 6:00PM to no later than 7:00PM. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ, 15 Overbrook Place, Asheville. All are welcome; please join us. Call Gerry Werhan: (704.957.2924)

Saturday, November 13, 2021

More Armistice Day photos from VFP event on 11-11-21

 Rachael Roberts Bliss: “Today I reclaim with Veterans for Peace Armistice Day, a day to remember the end of war and celebrate peace. Veterans deserve our thanks by us opposing all future wars while growing peacemaking throughout the world. We had a large group that met this morning at the Elder and Sage Community garden in the rain.”

WNC Veterans for Peace, Chapter 099, marked Armistice Day on November 11, 2021. The event started at 10 AM and ended at 11 AM with the Basilica  ringing their bells eleven times at the end to mark the anniversary of the ending of WW1 at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Armistice Day was later changed to Veterans Day, but Veterans for Peace are trying to reclaim it again as Armistice Day. Photos below were posted by Rachael Bliss.



Cindy Heil


Gerry Werhan and Rachael Bliss



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