As an aging pinko-hippie-peace freak who has been told “Go back to Russia” more times than I can count, I have a lot of opinions. Valid opinions as far as I can tell at least. I speak and write my opinions to anyone who wants to listen, and even to some who don’t.I am usually not afraid to let someone know what is on my mind at any given moment.I strongly disagree with the invasion, war and occupation in Iraq. But there are voices out there that come from folks even more qualified to give their opinion. See, I have never been a military member and have no first hand knowledge of things warlike. A lot of the voices speaking from the blogosphere are veterans. I think they have a bigger right to express their opinion about Iraq and the US involvement than a non-vet like me. They have all been defenders of my right to speak however and I am very proud to be associated with them however distant we are.

They all took an oath to defend the country they serve(ed) against all enemies both foreign and domestic. The domestic terrorists that are undermining our nation the most are officials in Washington. These vets who are blogging their disgust and anger are taking that oath to heart. Through the words and images posted on their blog sites they are doing their part to protect us from the administration. I personally feel they are standing up for the oath they took to make sure we all are safe at home. I want to thank each of them for the sacrifices they gave to serve the American people and the Constitution.

I started a special area of my blogroll today. It is only sites that are written by veterans who have served at any time in the United States Armed Forces. I call it “Veterans With Open Eyes”. The whole idea started when I became a daily reader of the blog Alternate Brain. I thank those folks for providing me with most of the links I have posted in this new section. I found another blog called Army Of Dude that I like and read often. This one is written by a veteran from Iraq and he brings us a pictorial dialogue of the hell he and his fellow soldiers lived through in the War On Terror. My old online buddy Buzz is a Viet Nam vet with openminded views of todays life in these United States. There are so many more that I haven’t mentioned individually in this post but whose writings are equally important.

The list of veterans who blog is much longer than the ones I have posted and I’m sure there are many more out there. I would appreciate you letting me know of others that are on your lists so I can also post their links. These voices are valuable in our fight for truth and peace so lets share them as much as possible. Thank you in advance for visiting these blogs and also for sharing more veterans links with me.

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