Madison Veterans for Peace

Clarence Kailin Chapter 25

Coming Events

May Monthly Meeting
Date: 5/21/2008

The May membership meeting will be held at the Main Library in downtown Madison, 2nd floor, starting at 6pm.

For further information contact Paul McMahon at 608.233.1997.

Memorial Mile - A Week Long Event
Date: 5/25/2008
Through: 5/31/2008


Madison VFP will again erect a memorial to 4,500+ US dead in the Iraqi-Afghanistan wars. (Click the home page to the upper left to read the story about the November Veterans' Day Memorial Mile event with photos.)

Volunteers will be needed both to assemble additional tombstones in mid-May, as well as to erect the stones on Sunday morning, May 25 at Olbrich Park on Madison's near east side. Volunteers will also be needed to to answer questions about the project and to provide a neighborhood watch at the site each night to safeguard the display.

Contact Rich Chamberlin (222-7136) or John Fournelle (262-7964)--project co-leaders--if you would like to be added to the growing volunteer list. You will be contacted in May. Thanks to all those who are already working on this project!

Also see the next event listing about Memorial Day on May 26th.

Memorial Day Peace Rally
Date: 5/26/2008


A Memorial Day peace rally will be held by Madison VFP at James Madison Park, starting at 1pm. Plan to attend.

Speakers include Robert Koehler, an award-winning Chicago journalist and nationally syndicated political writer for Tribune Media Services, Fran Wiedenhoeft, Iraq veteran and VFP chapter coordinator, and Iraq veteran Dan Kaufman.

This event is free and open to the public. Last year over 300 attended. Chairs will be set up in the park near the Gates of Heaven building and the memorial to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Music will also be provided. The event will conclude with a flower ceremony honoring the memory of the volunteer Abraham Lincoln Brigade, including Clarence Kailin, a founding member of Madison Veterans for Peace.

June Monthly Meeting
Date: 6/18/2008

The June membership meeting will be held at the Main Library in downtown Madison, 2nd floor, starting at 6pm. Guests are always welcome and need not be veterans.