Veterans for Peace members pass out phone cards at VA’s

Just in case you thought those anti-war types only like to protest against the Iraq War, Jay Alexander from Tampa’s monthly Vigil for Peace sent me these photos as proof of what some demonstrators do to support the troops.

Over the holidays, Alexander and other volunteers passed out 700 phone cards to veterans at Bay Pines VA Medical Center and James A. Haley VA Medical Center. The phone cards were provided by the national Veterans for Peace and CREDO (part of the group, Working Assets).

And if you didn’t read my December Urban Explorer column on Tampa Bay’s anti-war protests, check it out here.

This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2008.