West Coast longshoremen held a one day strike to protest the war in Iraq:
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said more than 25,000 members in 29 ports stayed off the job. The action came despite an order issued Wednesday by an arbitrator directing the union to tell its members to report for work as usual in response to a request from employers.
"Longshore workers are standing down on the job and standing up for America," Bob McEllrath, the union’s president, said in a statement. "We’re supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it’s time to end the war in Iraq."
And today news came that a soldier killed in Afghanistan was on his SEVENTH tour of duty.
I can't imagine the hell his family went through for each separation...and now they've been given the absolute worst news.
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