PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

Bring Them Home Now Speakers
by Abie Monday, Sep. 12, 2005 at 9:27 AM

This Sunday Cindy Sheehan and the Bring Them Home Now Tour stopped in Pittsburgh on their journey from Crawford to Washington.

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This Sunday Cindy Sheehan and the Bring Them Home Now Tour stopped in Pittsburgh on their journey from Crawford to Washington. The Thomas Merton Center organized a speak-out at flagstaff hill and a march from there to soldiers and sailors hall. Local groups turned flagstaff hill into a temporary camp site, named Camp Neil in honor of Army 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello who was from Pittsburgh and was killed in action August 13 2004.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said today that "Sheehan has clearly become the face of the movement." But below you will find some other strong _voices_ of movement, from Hart Viges, Diane Santoriello, and Bill Mitchell.

Diane Santoriello, mother of Neil Santoriello, who was killed in action last August, spoke about how she came to believe that we must bring the troops home now. [3 min 39 sec]

Hart Viges [2 min 4 sec]
by Abie Monday, Sep. 12, 2005 at 9:27 AM

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Hart Viges of Austin, TX, is a member of Iraq Vetrans Against the War. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division and was deployed to Iraq from February, 2003 to January, 2004. After returning home, Hart applied for and was awarded Conscientious Objector status.

Beatriz Saldivar [7 min 31 sec]
by Abie Monday, Sep. 12, 2005 at 9:27 AM

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Beatriz Saldivar of Fort Worth, TX, spoke of her nephew Daniel Torres, who was killed in action on February 4th, 2005 in Baygii, 155 miles north of Baghdad, on his 2nd tour of Iraq when an IED exploded near his unarmored Humvee.

Bill Mitchell [14 min 40 sec]
by Abie Monday, Sep. 12, 2005 at 9:27 AM

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Bill Mitchell of Atascadero, CA, is a co-founder of Gold Star Families for Peace and is himself a military vetran. His son Sgt. Michael Mitchell was killed in action in Sadr City, Iraq on April 4, 2004, along with Cindy Sheehan's son Spc. Casey Sheehan.