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Veterans For Peace is an organization founded in 1985. It was initially made up of US military veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and other conflicts, as well as peacetime veterans and non-veterans but has since spread overseas and has a very active offshoot in the United Kingdom (which has effectively replaced the former 'Ex-Services CND' organisation).〔http://veteransforpeace.org.uk/〕 The group works to promote alternatives to war. The organization has opposed the military policies of the United States, NATO and Israel, and has opposed military actions and threats to Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Libya and Syria. ==Foundation== The stated objective of the group is as follows: :''We draw on our personal experiences and perspectives gained as veterans to raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war - and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives."〔() 〕'' Veterans For Peace was founded and incorporated as a non-profit organization in the state of Maine on July 8, 1985.〔Veterans for Peace: The First Decade pp. 26-36〕 It was approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational organization in 1985. It is also recognized as a United Nations non-governmental organization (NGO) in 1990.〔Letters from IRS, and U.N. Membership Committee dated 20 Nov 1990, originals on file at VFP National Office〕 VFP's first permanent representative to the United Nations was Benjamin Weintraub of Staten Island, New York, who was seated in 1990.〔Veterans for Peace: The First Decade, p. 138〕 Chapters and members are active in communities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Viet Nam. National conventions are held annually and members communicate through quarterly newsletters as well as daily list-serve news, online discussions groups as well as the national and chapter websites. Veterans for Peace has a national office in Saint Louis, Missouri and members across the country, both organized in chapters and at-large. At least one unrelated anti-war group from the Vietnam War era had a similar name: "Veterans for Peace in Viet-Nam" participated in a number of demonstrations in 1967. And another demonstration in Washington, DC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Veterans For Peace In Vietnam demonstration in Washington, DC. )〕 Yet another group with a similar name may also have existed at the time of the Korean War. 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「Veterans for Peace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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