War Casualties & Vet Suicides!
Stop the Wars!
Save Lives at Home & Abroad!
The U.S. has been waging endless wars in seven countries resulting in an estimated 4 million Muslim deaths in the Middle East and Northern Africa, not to mention widespread chaos in the region, and millions of refugees fleeing to Europe and beyond.
In the Vietnam war, more than 58,000 Americans were killed in combat and estimates say 3-4 million Vietnamese were killed, two-thirds of which were civilians.
http://thevietnamwar.info/how-many-people-died-in-the-vietnam-war/
As many as 200,000 U.S. Vietnam veterans have committed suicide, more than three times the number that died in combat.
http://www.suicidewall.com/suicide-statistics/
Overall, 22 U.S. veterans commit suicide every single day.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/21/us/22-veteran-suicides-a-day/
Recent studies have suggested that those who served in recent conflicts are 30 percent to 200 percent more likely to commit suicide than their non-veteran peers.
Help Heal the Wounds of War!
1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject war as a solution. 3. Defend civil liberties.
4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
Contact: Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box 489 Kurtistown, Hawai’i 96760
Phone (808) 966-7622. Email: ja@malu-aina.org
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Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet (Oct. 2, 2015 – 732nd week) – Friday 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
