Getting Under the Hood at Ft. Hood

Getting Under the Hood at Ft. Hood

Code Pink
November 11, 2009
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Dear Friend,

This Veterans Day, our hearts ache for the soldiers and
their families affected by the recent shootings at Ft.
Hood. Our hearts also ache for the soldiers and their
families who continue to be affected by war in Iraq and
Afghanistan on a daily basis. Now more than ever,
CODEPINK is committed to helping to heal the hearts of
those touched by war, and doing whatever we can to
bring our troops home.

Email Obama today to say No Surge--no more wounded
soldiers, no more lost lives, no more throwing money
into war that is desperately needed at home:Email Obama Today!

We are deeply inspired by CODEPINKer and military wife
Cindy Thomas who, earlier this year, helped establish
the Under the Hood Cafe just outside the Ft. Hood base
where the recent massacre took place:www.UnderTheHoodCafe.org

Under the Hood provides military service members support with
referrals to legal, financial, and medical services,
and offers a space for troops to freely express their
views on the wars and the military. Cindy writes:

For the soldiers who visit regularly, Under the Hood
has become a home and we have become family. They tell
us about their hardships, they ask for help, they seek
information about their rights, and sometimes they find
the strength to say NO to war.

Read the rest of Cindy's inspiring letter about her
involvement with CODEPINK and the creation of the Under
the Hood Cafe:
Creation of Under The Hood

This Veteran's Day, you can support Under the Hood and
the soldiers who walk through their doors with a cash
or in-kind donation, such as books and dvds. Even a
small donation will make a difference:

* $10 will buy two reams of paper for flyers and
outreach * $25 will keep the coffee pots perking
for two weeks

Click here to see how else you can support Under the
Hood (in-kind donations accepted too):Support Under The Hood!

Our soldiers clearly need more care; the last thing
they need is to be put into more harm's way. Even US
military officers think so--Matthew Hoh resigned from
the Foreign Service in protest of the lack of clear
mission and achievable results in Afghanistan, and of
course the Ft. Hood shooter was a Major who did not
wish to be deployed to Afghanistan.

Yesterday, President Obama flew to Ft. Hood for the
memorial service; today we can urge him to prevent
future memorials by stopping the surge. Click here to
send an email to Obama to say No More Troops in
Afghanistan!
Tell Obama We Demand to be OUT OF AGHANISTAN

If he does announce a surge, please plan
to be in the streets in your community, whether with a
noisy protest or a silent vigil denouncing the
escalation and mourning those lost and wounded. To see
the call to action from Veterans for Peace, click here:VFP Call To Action

Thank you for supporting our troops this Veterans Day
the best way we know how--by bringing them home and
giving them the care they deserve when they return.

In solidarity, Dana, Emily, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janet,
Jodie, Marina, Medea, Nancy, Paris, Rae, Suzanne, and
Whitney