Links

Military Families Speak Out

National Office National office for MFSO.

Bay Area This is the chapter for MFSO families in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

Orange County This chapter serves Orange County of California.

San Diego This is the chapter serving the San Diego area of California.

Pacific Northwest This is the chapter for MFSO families in Oregon and Washington state.

Please contact MFSO National Office for additional chapters.

Other Military Organizations Opposing The War

Gold Star Families for Peace Gold Star Families for Peace is a new organization, affiliated with Military Families Speak Out, of families whose loved ones died as the result of the war in Iraq.

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) A group of veterans who have served since September 11th, 2001 including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. We are committed to saving lives and ending the violence in Iraq by an immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces.

Veterans for Peace Veterans For Peace is a national organization founded in 1985. It is structured around a national office in Saint Louis, MO and comprised of members across the country organized in chapters or as at-large members.

Vietnam Veterans Against the War Membership in VVAW is open to all people who want to build a veterans' movement that fights for peace and justice. Most of our members are veterans of the Vietnam era, but we welcome veterans of all eras, as well as family members and friends to our ranks.

Veterans Against Iraq War A coalition of American veterans who support our troops but oppose war with Iraq or any other nation that does "not pose a clear and present danger to our people and nation."

Bring Them Home Now! Bring Them Home Now! is a campaign – not an organization – and everyone can join in! They are based among military families, veterans, active duty troops, reservists and National Guard members, and their supporters.

Active Duty and Veterans Service Organizations

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America This is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans. Includes resources for coping with the trauma of war.

Support Your Troops This web site is designed to be a place where all people can show support for our men and women of the armed forces serving away from home. They all want them to know that we are proud of the sacrifices the troops are making to preserve freedom for all people, everywhere. Regardless of your opinions on war or U.S. foreign policy, they hope you take some time to show YOUR troops that you support them.

The GI Rights Hotline This website provides information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights.

The Wounded Warrior Project The "Wounded Warrior" project seeks to assist those men and women of our armed forces who have been severely injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere around the world. Many of the injuries are traumatic amputations, gunshot wounds, burns and blast injuries that will retire these brave warriors from military service. These wounded soldiers will return to civilian life minus one or more limbs, or with serious wounds or disfiguring scars, and will face greater challenges today obtaining assistance and finding opportunities that would enable them to provide for themselves and their families.

Disabled American Veterans Treaties are signed and the battles of nations end, but the personal battles of those disabled in war only begin when the guns fall silent. These men and women must struggle to regain health, reshape lives shattered by disability, learn new trades or professions, and rejoin the civilian world. At each step, they need help to help themselves. For three quarters of a century now, that aid has come from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), a nonprofit organization of more than one million veterans disabled during time of war or armed conflict.

National Center for PTSD The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. Its mission was, and remains: To advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress, for a variety of audiences.

The Patience Press A publisher of books and literature on PTSD. Their mission is to ensure that no one have to be alone with the pain of PTSD, struggling to heal without help or support.

Homes For Our Troops Their mission is to build specially adapted homes for our severely disabled soldiers and their families. Since they started this organization, they have had an outpouring of support from all across America including monetary donations, donations of building materials and equipment, and fundraisers being hosted in their benefit.

Veterans Affairs Services This website will provide you with the latest news and information regarding benefits entitled to you and your family members. Information and resources for each service branch are available for service members, families, veterans and interested parties — from the latest news and updates, to moving assistance and career resources.

Peace Organizatons

Davis Peace Coalition The Davis Peace Coalition is a coalition of diverse groups and individuals that support peace and nonviolence. The Davis Peace Coalition seeks foreign and domestic policies guided by a commitment to peace and justice achieved through nonviolent, democratic means.

Sacramento For Democracy This organization was formed to affect politics for years to come. This year, their top priorities are to bring our troops home from Iraq and to enforce electoral integrity. They will also work on laying the groundwork for lasting, grassroots political change.

Sacramento Area Peace Action Sacramento Area Peace Action is an all-volunteer organization that works to educate and mobilize the public to promote a non-interventionist and non-nuclear U.S. foreign and military policy and to promote peace through international and domestic economic, social, and political justice. Their objectives are to:

NotOneMore NotOneMore.com has been founded by independent individuals who have come forward to volunteer their efforts in coordinate and implement taking Cindy Sheehan’s questions to their representatives – the leaders that have the power stop the war. The effort is being undertaken by harnessing the various individuals and groups that came to Crawford, Texas.

Citizen Soldier Prepared to Challange U.S. Militarism in the New Millenium. Books, Videos, and More.

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn their grief into action for peace.

United for Peace & Justice United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 1300 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.