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Memorial Day live stream (audio only) – Ep 69

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Memorial Day has become a holiday that is farcical and cheap; while it may honor deceased veterans in a NFL playoff game sort of way, what does all the fanfare and bright lights mean?  How do discounts at Home Depot or free meals at Applebee’s honor veterans?  If our nation is destined to continue regime change at its current pace, does the president leaving a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, among the graves of thousands of fallen troops, really dignify the sacrifices present there?  

For Memorial Day this year, we decided to do something different.  On Memorial Day, we held a panel as a live episode of the podcast.  We invited some of the loudest voices among the anti-war movement to share with you our thoughts on service and sacrifice, here in 2020.  If you’re looking to hear a particular participant, click the time link next to their name and it’ll take you right there in the episode.

1:06 – Danny Sjursen

10:43 – Keagan Miller

21:22 – Ryan Keen

40:47 – Jovanni Reyes

58:56 – Erik Edstrom

1:19:12 – Matthew Hoh

1:42:38 – Clifton Hicks

1:55:22 – Chris Henrikson

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Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Danny’s appearance on The Jimmy Dore Show

Danny got an invite for a discussion with Jimmy Dore on Memorial Day.  They discussed many topics germane to Memorial Day, including discussing empire, veteran’s struggles, systemic-militarism, the hijacking of Pat Tillman, citizen/soldier-dissent, and the inherent limits of duopoly.

Danny’s appearance on The Jimmy Dore Show

Memorial Day live episode

Fortress On A Hill is hosting a live episode for Memorial Day!  Given how restrictive our lives have been in the age of the coronavirus, we wanted to celebrate Memorial Day by bringing together a group of various anti-war veterans to discuss what Memorial Day means to us.  It’s at 5pm PST (8pm EST) on Memorial Day (May 25) and will last about an hour and a half. It will stream to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. We’ll answer questions live and play voicemail messages from our listeners.  The guest list includes Matthew Hoh, Clifton Hicks, Jovanni Reyes, Brittany DeBarros, Ryan Keen, and of course, myself, Danny, and Keagan, to possibly include a few others. Hope you all can join us. Links for the event will get emailed and shared a few days beforehand.

Dorkfest Reprise: Danny’s Weekly Reading

Hey FoH listeners,

This week I tore thru two awesome books:

Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells us About the World

This excellent, slim volume describes the concerted effort by foreign powers and regional players (like the Saudis) to destroy Yemen, control its resources, and force its citizens to become pawns of the global capitalist order.  This book demonstrates how this process is an old one, dating back to at least 1962 and Yemen’s first civil war.  In that sense, the current U.S.-backed, Saudi terror bombing of Yemen is but one chapter in a sad, continuous tale.

And, The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End

This work shows how peace didn’t actually take hold on 11 November 1918 (the original Armistice or Memorial Day), at least not beyond France and the Western Front.  Rather, ethno-sectarian conflict broke out across the Middle East, the Balkans, and Eastern Europe.  Furthermore, this book shows how the artificial decisions and boundaries drawn by the Great Powers set up many of the world’s worst conflicts today.  As the author demonstrates, much of the world’s tumult stems from WWI or the decisions made in its aftermath.

Check them out!

Danny

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