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Lori Perdue
Indianapolis, IN
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Lori commented on the petition |In August of 2005 I was an ordinary citizen/veteran pained and outraged at our government's foreign policies and misuse of our military. I found it difficult, as did much of the country at that time, to separate supporting the troops and supporting the war. My patriotic heart was torn that summer of turmoil when the mother of a fallen soldier sat down in protest in a ditch outside of President Bush's ranch in Crawford, TX. Then, I learned of a retired Army Col. and State Department Diplomat who had resigned in protest to the Iraq War, joined that mother in the ditch and who spoke of an oath we shared, a promise to our country to preserve and protect the U.S. Constitution. I traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a national march speaking out against the war that September, was lucky enough to meet Col. Ann Wright and have been blessed to work with her many times over the past 5.5 years. Col. Wright reminded me of the depth of that oath, has embodied the best of American service promised by it, and restored my faith in our Democracy by leading me and many, many others in fulfilling it. Your award is said to be given for distinctive, courageous, imaginative and socially responsible work. If Ann Wright is chosen you can add selfless, dauntless, and tireless to that list. Col. Ann Wright has distinguished herself extraordinarily in the U.S. Peace Movement and continues to work domestically and internationally for the causes of peace and justice at great risk and little benefit to herself. There is no better choice for the 2011Puffin/Nation Prize than Col. Wright.
Sincerely,
Lori A. Perdue -
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