tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054463.post199719492688133422..comments2023-09-16T07:53:19.614-07:00Comments on Washington Outsiders: Iraq vet starts vigil in BellinghamCitizenStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483560636234755432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054463.post-19930559897398736102007-06-02T15:21:00.000-07:002007-06-02T15:21:00.000-07:00I grew up in a town with a volunteer fire departme...I grew up in a town with a volunteer fire department. When the siren sounded people ran to put out the fire. When the fire was out people went home. No-one was forced to do anything. It's only a volunteer army as long as you don't join it.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250211374330416889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054463.post-77701500199548207152007-06-02T10:27:00.000-07:002007-06-02T10:27:00.000-07:00It's always so moving to hear someone standing up ...It's always so moving to hear someone standing up to tell a simple truth in the midst of lies.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we'll see more soldiers doing this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798857043383234816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054463.post-77480900776258316182007-06-02T08:23:00.000-07:002007-06-02T08:23:00.000-07:00Everytime I hear defenders of the Iraq war claim t...Everytime I hear defenders of the Iraq war claim that the military is "all volunteer", it tells me that they fail to understand the reality of the situation. I hope Evan can raise awareness about this "back door draft". Thank you Evan for your courage and your service.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789044671950556471noreply@blogger.com