Wally Myers recreates the stirring anti-war message of Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

Wally Myers, as Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, dispels all illusions about war and shares what we need to do to ensure none of us dies on behalf of the corporations.

References
Report on The Peace Mom and The Patriot Tour
By: Wally Myers
Veterans for Peace – North Carolina’s Triangle Area

Smedley Butler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, an outspoken critic of U.S. military adventurism, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.

War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America’s Most Decorated Soldier
Book by Smedley D. Butler

American Liberty League
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Liberty League was an American political organization formed in 1934 by conservative Democrats to oppose the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was active for just two years. Following the landslide re-election of Roosevelt in 1936, it sharply reduced its activities and disbanded in 1940.

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One Response to Wally Myers recreates the stirring anti-war message of Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

  1. The Bonus Army: How A Protest Led To The GI BIll
    by Radio Diaries
    NPR.org
    Nov. 11, 2011

    Makes me so damn mad, a whole lot of people speak of you as tramps. By God, they didn’t speak of you as tramps in 1917 and ’18. Take it from me, this is the greatest demonstration of Americanism we have ever had.
    – Retired Marine Corps Gen. Smedley Butler

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