We call upon all governments and civil society groups to support and welcome war resisters who refuse to kill.
Author: Mike Ferner and Susan Schnall
Mike Ferner was a hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War and has travelled to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a past president and current executive director of Veterans For Peace.
Susan Schnall is president of the Veterans For Peace national board and president of New York City Veterans For Peace. She served as a nurse in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was court-martialed for her antiwar activities. She is the co-coordinator of the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign and an assistant professor at New York University.