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Under the Hood Café is a coffee house located at 17 South College Street in Killeen, Texas. It provides services for soldiers located at Fort Hood, one of the largest American military installation in the world. Under the Hood Café was first managed by Cynthia Thomas,〔 〕〔 〕 but is now managed by Malachi Muncy.〔()〕 Under the Hood is a project of the Fort Hood Support Network. It bills itself as being a safe place for local soldiers to spend off-duty time at, where the normal issues of rank are irrelevant.〔(New8Austin.com )〕 It is also the host of the monthly Killeen Poetry Slam. ==Anti-war activities== Under the Hood Cafe describes itself as being part of the tradition of The Oleo Strut, a famous GI coffee house during the Vietnam war.〔 〕 The cafe continues in this tradition by hosting the Fort Hood chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War, which holds its meetings at Under the Hood. In 2009, the coffeehouse was the staging area for the first anti-war marches in Killeen since the Vietnam War. It also provided support for two war resisters, Victor Agosto and Travis Bishop,〔()〕 in their public campaigns against the War in Afghanistan. The cafe has also been outspoken in encouraging combat veterans to be tested and treated for TBI (traumatic brain injury),〔 and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)〔(Texas Observer )〕 In August 2010 members of the IVAW took part in protesting the deployment of the 3rd ACR as the troops were leaving for Iraq. During the protest at least one person tried to stand in front of the buses carrying the troops.〔( Rag Blog: Protesters Block Fort Hood Troop Deployment )〕〔(The Blotter: Protesters briefly block Fort Hood convoy )〕〔(Anti-war veterans protest at Ft. Hood )〕〔(Direct Resistance Against Deployment of 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment to Iraq )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Under the Hood Café」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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