Veterans for Peace, Northwest Florida
Chapter 135

in memory of pilot Warrant Officer Hugh C. Thompson,

who stopped the massacre at My Lai

and flew civilians to medical aid

Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Walton County, and Pensacola

JOIN Veterans For Peace. Go to Statement of Purpose and Membership form.

Chapter MEETINGS are held at the Center for Social Justice, Davis Hwy at Moreno St, at 7:00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. (But get on our email list or call Scott beforehand because meetings are occasionally changed.)

Directors and Officers of Chapter 135:

■  LEFT – Scott Satterwhite, Chapter President, with daughter Maddy at the March 19 Rally, the 5^th anniversary of Iraq invasion. Scott joined the U.S. Navy in 1989. He was trained as a Hospital Corpsman, served as a battalion corpsmen for the 2nd Marine Division and 3rd Marine Division, then did several tours of duty with naval medical units. Honorably discharged from the Navy in 1999, he joined his first anti-war protest shortly afterwards and became active in the Global Justice movement surrounding the WTO protests in Seattle. He joined Veterans for Peace in 2003 and was a founding members of the Northwest Florida Chapter of VFP. Call him at 850-437-1323, or vfppcola@yahoo.com.

■ RIGHT – William M. Sloan, Recorder and website administrator, at the January 2007, Rally, Washington, DC. Bill was born and reared in an Army and Air Force family. He could read the headlines from Pearl Harbor. Through ROTC he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and saw active duty in Germany, 1959-62. His first doubts about American policy rose from the CIA overthrow, 1953, of Mohammed Mossadegh’s elected government in Iran and the installation of a dictator king. Along with many fellow students, he applauded the fall of Fulgencio Battista’s dictatorship and thought the Palestinians got a raw deal. He was a loyal, energetic officer during active service – but doubts there were later confirmed by Vietnam and America’s support of any anti-communist tyrant. Email him at bill@vfp3o40.fatcow.com.

Get in touch at 850-437-1323 or email us at any of the addresses here. Or, you can mail us c/o Movement for Change, 1603 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola, FL 32501.

■ LEFT, with blue sign – Hazel Jeudevine,Treasurer, hazel@vfp3o40.fatcow.com

■ LEFT, foreground – Ida Nissen, Board member, ida@vfp3o40.fatcow.com – “My husband has been a member of the national Veterans for Peace for a long time.  He was in the marines for four years during the Korean Conflict.  Now that we are both retired here in Pensacola, and John is not able to get actively involved, I joined as an associate member of the local Veterans for Peace to carry on the peace philosophy we both embrace.”    

■ RIGHT – Edna Harris, Board member, edna@vfp3o40.fatcow.com

We are nonpartisan: Veteransfor Peace, Northwest Florida will not align with any political party and will not seek the election or defeat of any candidate. Chapter 135 Bylaws, Article 9

Join up!

VFP welcomes as a member any veteran who shares our purpose and, as an associate member, any non-veteran who likewise shares our purpose. Membership is also open to any veteran of a foreign nation residing in the U.S.

Veterans For Peace, Inc, is a national organization of men and women veterans of all eras, many of whom served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf and Iraq wars and other military conflicts. We draw on our personal experiences and perspectives gained as veterans to raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war - and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives. 

See Qualifications for Full Membership and Associate Membership right below the Statement of Purpose. Join online at the national office web site www.veteransforpeace.org or print and mail the Membership Form below. Annual dues are $25. Veterans need a DD214 or other proof of service. National will help you find missing documentation.

Statement of Purpose

We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others: (a) Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war. (b)To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations.(c)To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons.(d)To seek justice for veterans and victims of war.(e)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. We urge all people who share this vision to join us.

Qualifications

Full Membership: Full members are U.S. military veterans or veterans of a foreign nation residing in the U.S. They may also be merchant marine or other U.S. citizens who have served in a professional capacity with or in service to the U.S. armed forces in an area and during a period of war, conflict or other hostile activity. Full members must submit a copy of their military discharge, DD-214 or other acceptable documentation for verification and filing. Full members must subscribe to the purpose, goals and ideals of VFP, and pay national dues.

All members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty who wish to join Veterans For Peace will be given free members hip for one year while on active duty.

Associate Membership Associate members are non-veterans and are entitled to all the rights and privileges of full members except: (a) voting for and holding office at the national level, and (b) holding office of president or vice-president at the chapter level. Associate members are encouraged to attend chapter meetings and national conventions and may vote on all resolutions. Associate members must subscribe to the purpose, goals and ideals of VFP and pay national dues.

Veterans For Peace - National Office216 S. Meramec Ave. Louis, MO63105

Phone: 314-725-6005 • Fax: 314-725-7103

Membership Coordinator: Woody Powell, woody@veteransforpeace.net

website: www.veteransforpeace.org

Working Together For Peace & Justice Since 1985

Membership Application Form

Name:__________________________________________________________________________________

Street: ___________________________________________   City: State,ZIP__________________________

Phone: _______________________Cell phone  ______________________ E-mail:_____________________

Signature:

Checkone: Full Member ___ Associate Member ___

Military service: Years ___ Branch_____________ Rank ___

Please send a copy of your DD 214 or other proof of military service!

Annual National Dues

U.S.Armed Forces Members currently

On active duty - VFP dues waived for one year.

$25Regular Dues

$50 Supporting Dues ($50 or more gets a free copy of the book “Addicted to War” by Joel Andreas.)

$100 Sustaining Dues

$1,000 Lifetime Membership

I want to be a monthly sustainer for $_____ (We will contact you by phone to set up a monthly payment plan.)

Make  checks payable to Veterans For Peace.

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