One of the odd aspects of the current controversy over the Long Beach Veterans Day Parade is that anti-Iraq War veterans group are considered “political”, and therefore unacceptable, while pro-Iraq War veterans groups, like the American Legion, are seen simply as social organizations, and welcomed with open arms. But if the American Legion isn’t a [...]

When the 11th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade makes its way down Atlantic Avenue this Saturday, members of three veterans groups will be missing in action: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, and Military Families Speak Out. All have been told by parade organizers that they can’t be in the parade–technically because [...]