War Casualties & Vet Suicides!

 Stop the Wars!

Save Lives at Home & Abroad!

Veteran suicides

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.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/unworthy-victims-western-wars-have-killed-four-million-muslims-1990-39149394

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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/va-study-finds-more-veterans-committing-suicide/2013/01/31/1092b330-5a68-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_story.html

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
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