On Memorial Day, many families can't forget the wars
Memorial Day has a distinct meaning for the veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and the families of the 5,400 Americans who have died in these wars.Just ask Carlos Arredondo, whose son Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo was one of seven Marines killed in the battle of Najaf in ...
The Afghan War Through a Marine Mother's Eyes
Nearly everything is a sad reminder for Mélida Arredondo: the news on TV, stories in the paper, speeches of Barack Obama and others who talk about a war that seems to have lasted so long and affected so many lives, those lost as well as those left behind."Did your son ...
Late soldier's family gives their grief purpose: ending Iraq war
Five years after setting a Marine van on fire, the father of a soldier who died in Iraq has turned personal tragedy into a political testament. By Jennifor Lebovich / Miami Herald In the front yard of the former Hollywood home of the Arredondo family stands a small rose bush, ...
We Remember ...by Melida Arredondo
It's a family effort. Brian, Carlos, and I this year dedicated ourselves on both Sunday May 24th and Monday 25th of 2008 to remember those who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. We highlighted eight men from Boston who have died by placing their names on white crosses with ...
Gold Star Father Kicked Defending Dead Son's Memorial ... by Mélida Arredondo
Mélida Arredondo is the stepmother of Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, killed in Iraq, Aug. 25, 2004. Carlos Arredondo, 47 year old father of two sons, arrived in the nation's capitol on Monday, 09/10/07 to share a memorial he has made to honor for his eldest son, Alex. Carlos has ...
THE ONLY WAY TO END THE INJUSTICE IS TO UNITE!
Whether you like it or not! There have been so many opinions on whether to march or not on DC this upcoming weekend. There have been "rumors" of not caring for ANSWER the organization, tactics involved, there are too many issues discussed and not just the war in Iraq, this, ...
'I Went to Pieces' ...by Melida Arredondo
Speech: Scituate Citizens for Peace Concert at Old Ship Unitarian Parish Hall, 107 Main Street, Hingham, MA A Fundraiser for MFSO Melida Arredondo is the stepmother of Alex Arredondo, Killed in Iraq August 25, 2004 My family's involvement in this war began the day that Alex signed up at the ...
Iraq pullout resolution on ballot
Question to appear in 139 communities By Jonathan Saltzman and David Abel / Boston Globe Voters in more than one-third of Massachusetts' cities and towns will get a rare chance to register their opinion on the war in Iraq next month when they consider a ballot question on whether the ...
Grieving parents speak about the war in Iraq
By Joe Cohen / Thousand Oaks Acorn THOUSAND OAKS, Ca. -- As dozens filed in to the Thousand Oaks Library to hear the parents of a 20-year-old Marine speak about his death in Iraq, Carlos Arredondo, the father of the soldier, was busy taping poster-sized color photos of his lost ...
Two S. Fla. families who lost sons in Iraq war now seek peace in different ways
By Mike Clary / South Florida Sun-Sentinel As the nation today celebrates an independence won on the battlefield more than two centuries ago, few will be more conscious of the toll a war can exact than South Florida families who have suffered losses in Iraq. Ryan Sorensen and Alex Arredondo ...
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January 17th, 2012
STOP SOPA: Why MichaelMoore.com Will Be Blacked Out Wednesday, January 18th
My websites MichaelMoore.com and Mike's High School Newspaper will both be going dark for 24 hours starting at midnight tonight in protest of the Stop ...
December 30th, 2011
75 Years Ago Today, the First Occupy
On this day, December 30th, in 1936 -- 75 years ago today -- hundreds of workers at the General Motors factories in Flint, Michigan, took ...
December 28th, 2011
Click here to donate to the congressional campaign of Flint's own Dan Kildee I have many things I'm planning to do in the New Year ...
December 24th, 2011
A Little Christmas Gift for You to Download
Thanks for all the wonderful comments regarding the short story about my mom from HERE COMES TROUBLE that I sent you a few days ago. ...
December 20th, 2011
Here's a New Free Chapter from HERE COMES TROUBLE
Thank you to the tens of thousands of you who have read HERE COMES TROUBLE and helped to make it a New York Times bestseller ...
December 18th, 2011
LAST CALL: Signed First Editions Will Be Gone by Tomorrow! ORDER TODAY, RECEIVE BY XMAS
My publisher has informed me that they are down to their last crate of the first printing/first editions of HERE COMES TROUBLE -- the ones ...
December 17th, 2011
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
It's Saturday night and I didn't want the day to end before I sent out this note to you. One year ago today (December 17th), ...
September 11th, 2010
If the 'Mosque' Isn't Built, This Is No Longer America
OpenMike 9/11/10 Michael Moore's daily blog I am opposed to the building of the "mosque" two blocks from Ground Zero. I want it built on ...
December 14th, 2010
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that ...
May 12th, 2011
Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden
"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different." – Michael Moore in ...
November 22nd, 2011
Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and ...
September 22nd, 2011
A STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL MOORE ON THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS
I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask ...
December 16th, 2010
Dear Swedish Government: Hi there -- or as you all say, Hallå! You know, all of us here in the U.S. love your country. Your ...
November 2nd, 2010
This letter contains (almost) no criticisms of how the Democrats have brought this day of reckoning upon themselves. That -- and where to go from ...
Home Front: Portraits from Sheikh Jarrah
Mike, was the triple overtime Outback Bowl come-from-behind win the greatest Spartans game ever?
Yes -- or at least it will be until their appearance in next year's Rose Bowl, a game which... Continue Reading
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