Vetrans Send Bush Their Medals As Protest

I understand this man very well.

He had protested. He had become president of the San Diego chapter of Veterans For Peace.

He had helped put up thousands of white crosses around San Diego County to mark the dead in a solemn display called “Arlington West.”

And still . . . .

The war goes on. Three years, two months. With more than 2,300 U.S. soldiers and Marines dead.

What more could David Patterson, an electronics technician from California, do about it?

There was this: He could give up his military medals. Send them directly to President Bush, care of the White House...

Image is of Air Force Good Conduct Medal.

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