Remembering Winter Soldiers

March 13-16, 2008:

US Vets, Active-Duty Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan Testify About the Horrors of War

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans gathered in Maryland to testify at Winter Soldier, an eyewitness indictment of atrocities committed by US troops during the ongoing occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, the event was modeled after the historic 1971 Winter Soldier hearings held during the Vietnam War.

Although Winter Soldier was held just outside the nation’s capital, it was almost entirely ignored by the American corporate media. A search on the Lexis database found that no major television network or cable news network even mentioned Winter Soldier over the weekend, neither did the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times or most other major newspapers in the country. The editors of the Washington Post chose to cover Winter Soldier but placed the article in the local section.

Democracy Now!‘s coverage of Winter Soldier includes a live broadcast from the proceedings, as well as extensive excerpts of soldiers’ testimony: Here

Jon Michael Turner is a former Marine who fought with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. This video testimony aired Monday March 17, 2008 on Democracy Now:

More Information About WINTER SOLDIER: Here