MFSO’s Pat Alviso receives Gandhian Non-Violence Award at the Veterans for Peace 2023 Conference

Opinion: The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan (Common Dreams)

Published on Sunday, April 18, 2021 The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan Twenty years of war and U.S. interference have brought no long-term, positive gains in Afghanistan. War is not the answer—not in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria.  Peace must be our demand. by Mary Hladky As the mother of an […]

Letters to the Editor: Don’t think for a second that U.S. troops in Afghanistan sacrificed in vain (LA Times)

Published in The Los Angeles Times on April 23, 2021 To the editor: As a mother whose son served three tours after the 9/11 attacks, I welcome the news that our troops are coming home from Afghanistan after 20 years. I hope this is just the beginning of troop withdrawals from everywhere we have participated […]

On Leaving Afghanistan- Some Thoughts From MFSO Members

When Jeff and I first heard the news that we were given a date certain for all US troops to leave Afghanistan, we were taken aback.  After 20 long years of MFSO families working so hard to make this happen and always watchful of approaching deadlines and promises, it’s seems odd to be startled at […]