Whats been the response in Killeen?
We’ve not had a problem. I had spoken to some spouses on a forum – they were all from Fort Hood and they thought it was a great idea. We helped soldiers by informing them of their rights. For example, if they are discouraged or denied legal or medical help we put them in contact with an attorney or councillors. When we started supporting our resisters they weren’t so happy, but we haven’t had any major issues. On 25 May 2009, Memorial Day, we had our first anti-war march here in Killeen since the Vietnam War. We got positive responses: people drove by giving us the peace sign, honking their horns, and people from some businesses came out and waved at us. People need to know how hard it is for soldiers to speak out, especially because the command here has a lot of pull. So some stayed quiet, but they did give us the thumbs up. There were soldiers who wanted to come but were worried their command might find out. Most soldiers have PTSD or traumatic brain injury. Others have issues with t
