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Mar 29, 2008

There is a new movie out, I first heard about it from a friend of ours who is a vietnam veteran. He said he was glad that "someone had the balls" to make a movie about the Stop-Loss program, which was used heavily during Vietnam, and is currently being used to keep our soldiers on active duty. This morning, I recieved an email about this movie, and wanted to share it. 

See the movie. Stop the backdoor draft.

See the movie and take action
Find out where "Stop-Loss" is playing near you.

Sign the Stop-Loss petition
Tell Defense Secretary Robert Gates to end the stop-loss backdoor draft.

Download the flyer to pass out at the movie
You can also click here to download and print a flyer that we can distribute at theaters.

Once in awhile a film comes along that makes you want to tell everyone you know. Starring Ryan Phillippe as a soldier ordered to leave home and go back to Iraq, "Stop-Loss" is a new film dramatizing the practice of stop-loss -- the forced extension of service members' enlistment contracts.

Spread the word.

We've created a flyer that you can print and hand out to other movie-goers to help them understand the stop-loss policy and its effects on our men & women in the military, their families, and their communities. Please see this movie and help spread the word and increase awareness about the stop-loss policy and its tragic effects.

Click here to download the flyer.

Sign the petition.

In the words of Iraq veteran and chairman of veterans' organization VoteVets.org Jon Soltz,

"Stop Loss has been one of the most painful Pentagon policies for those who have served in Iraq. While the film examines how the policy might affect one soldier, this issue affects thousands and thousands of those who serve our nation, in a very similar way. Longer and more frequent deployments have been linked to depression and even suicide among our troops and veterans. We must rally behind our troops, and end this destructive policy."


Click here to sign our petition urging Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to end the military's stop-loss policy.

Thank you for working to build a better world.

Will Easton, Activism Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets



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Posted: Saturday March 29, 2008, 10:25 am
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