Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq facing deportation to El Salvador (NBC News)

Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq facing deportation to El Salvador (NBC News) “… His sister said that during his time in detention, Segovia Benitez has helped other detainees and is “really loved.” “He’s very helpful and obviously cares about people,” she said. Jeff Merrick, a retired master sergeant with the Air Force, said […]

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Military Families Speak Out participated in the 23rd annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade

Military Families Speak Out participated in the 23rd annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 9, 2019 on Atlantic Avenue in North Long Beach. Photo by Geronimo Quitoriano

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MFSO Member’s Concerns about Pathway Home Began Long Before Shooting

My son was featured in a story done about Pathway Home in the Mercury News on 2/10/2011.  My son was an inpatient at Pathway Home and at that time the founder and director was Fred Gusman.   I started having concerns about the program and contacted them and requested to talk to Fred Gusman.   He never returned my […]

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‘Wave’ of Arrests in California and U.S. Promised by Poor People’s Campaign, Citing Fight Against Racism, Poverty, War Economy, Ecological Devastation

From the article: “Lauri Loving of Davis and Military Families Speak Out/Veterans for Peace decried the “spiritual death” of the U.S. and its military incursions all over the planet. “It’s time to bring the troops back and take [care] of them,” said Loving, whose son suffers from PTSD and other physical ailments because of his […]

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