IVAW requests meeting with new Fort Hood commander 28APR11

SOLDIERS at Ft Hood will finally have an advocate for them, too bad the commander of the base doesn't realize that is his job! From IVAW....

Take Action  Donate to help us send organizers to Ft. Hood. Read IVAW's letter to new Fort Hood Commander Gen. Campbell. Read an article about IVAW's preliminary outreach at Fort Hood. Send us your feedback.            Change of Command ceremony at Fort Hood on 4/21/11. Operation Recovery Campaign heads to Fort Hood; Requests meeting with General Campbell In May, Operation Recovery is deploying a team of organizers to gritty, sun-baked Fort Hood, Texas - the largest military installation in the United States.  There we will lay the groundwork for a fight to win service members' rights to heal.  But we can't do this without your help. Make a donation today to cover the costs of food, local transportation, small stipends, and outreach materials for our organizing team at Fort Hood this summer. Why is Operation Recovery deploying to the military's belly of the beast? Because we know that winning soldiers' rights to heal at Fort Hood - the most deployed military base in the U.S. - is the first step in winning our rights across the country.  If we succeed, we can seriously challenge the military's ability to continue the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Challenging Fort Hood leadership to take traumatized troops seriously Last weekend Lt. General Don Campbell, Jr. took command of the Army's III Corps and Fort Hood, the largest and most deployed military installation in the United States. On General Campbell's first week at work, IVAW's Operation Recovery campaign wants to put the issue of traumatized troops at the top of his agenda.  We've sent him a letter about the epidemic of soldiers suffering from un-treated military trauma at Fort Hood and have requested a meeting to discuss the issue and our ideas for solutions.  Read our letter to General Campbell here. As the new Commander of Fort Hood and III Corps, General Campbell has the power to stop deploying traumatized troops and get service members the health screenings and treatment they so desperately need, but first he needs to know the scope of the problem. Our attempt to meet with General Campbell is just the beginning.  Whether he agrees to meet with us or not, Operation Recovery will no go ignored. Make a donation today to support our efforts at Fort Hood this summer. Operation Recovery Deployed - building for a fight a Fort Hood IVAW's Fort Hood chapter leader, Kyle Wesolowski, has been laying the groundwork for our deployment to Fort Hood.  Kyle was an active duty soldier there until recently, when he won Conscientious Objector status.  He has been outreaching to service members, learning how common the struggles of un-treated trauma are, and the high level of interest soldiers have in doing something about it. In May, our Operation Recovery organizing team will join Kyle.  Together they will work for several months to outreach to soldiers, build our case against the military's egregious practices, conduct town hall meetings with troops and their family members, and pressure General Campbell to do the right thing. But we can't accomplish this without you.  Help us send IVAW organizers to Fort Hood by making a generous donation today. Thank you! In Solidarity, IVAW Staff, Field Organizing Team, and Operation Recovery Campaign Team

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