Marking the Assassination of Dr King, speaking for my fallen son

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Monday April 04, 2011 · 7:59 PM PDT

2011/04/04 · 19:59

I was honored to be one of the speakers today at the observation of the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, held at the Independence Hall Mall in Philadelphia. Ours was one of the many national actions held today. As a mother of a fallen soldier I have leaned on the wisdom of Dr King to seek nonviolent solutions and to try to create justice in this country. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share my remarks.

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Saturday July 03, 2010 · 8:41 PM PDT

2010/07/03 · 20:41

Having grown up in Philadelphia, the 4th of July has always been a day of colorful celebration. However, for the past six years I have observed this American holiday in protest against the war that took the life of my oldest son, Sgt. Sherwood Baker. I have stood in front of the Liberty Bell surrounded by empty boots depicting the fallen of Iraq, or in a field of white tombstones each bearing the names of some loved one lost to the senseless wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. Tonight I joined a small group of faithful Peace people who declared their Independence from war, oil and corporate power. A fluid audience of tourists and curious watched us as we tolled a bell for the lost, reported on the deadly oil spreading across the gulf, and shared our thoughts about the power of big oil and the power of big war. These are the remarks I made tonight. Thank you Kos friends for letting me share them with you.

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Wednesday August 29, 2007 · 8:35 PM PDT

2007/08/29 · 20:35

...only a borrowed video camera. I am the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq. I have been sickened by the callous, opportunistic videos produced by Ari Fleischer and Freedom's Watch.

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Monday July 23, 2007 · 11:10 AM PDT

2007/07/23 · 11:10

Tomorrow, Tuesday, some of us in of Gold Star Families Speak Out will go to Washington to speak to our Senators and plead with them to stop funding this disastrous, immoral needless war in Iraq. After all these painful years, after the loss of 3633 American soldiers, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, after the maiming, burning and slow torture of the souls of the survivors, after the leveling of cities, schools and cemeteries, after the strengthening of numbers of those who say that are foes of America- it seems that it should not be necessary to tell our Senators that their voice and vote should be used to end this war by refusing to pay for it.

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Wednesday April 25, 2007 · 1:01 PM PDT

2007/04/25 · 13:01

Words and accusations whirl about this day, the numbers of the silent dead increase, heart break after heartbreak. Families across the Country answer to the terrifying knocking on the door. Their soldier is gone. Three years ago tomorrow I answered that door, the lives of my family and I forever broken.

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Saturday August 12, 2006 · 9:32 AM PDT

2006/08/12 · 09:32

I originally wrote this when the count was 900- today it passes 2600- tomorrow there will be more. Take a moment today to think of the families today who answer the knock at the door and receive the worst news of their lives. Read More

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