For the 17th time I was at the Wade Park VA Medical Center today for yet another injection of medicine in my right eye to keep my age-related macular degeneration (the wet variety) from worsening. As usual, I wore my … Read More
While standing behind Cleveland’s iconic West Side Market (built in 1912) to promote peace wearing my tight U.S. Army dress uniform and holding a peace flag, a woman shopper thanked me for my service and, although I appreciated her comment, I said, … Read More
For a decade or so I’ve been taking part in peace vigils behind Cleveland’s iconic West Side Market with about a half-dozen fellow travelers on the overcast, bumpy, but occasionally sun-dappled road to peace. Saturday’s experience, July 10th, was unusual for three reasons. First, a man … Read More
Despite a forecast for rain and a mostly-cloudy sky, I decided to head downtown via the Blue Line rapid transit in my 53-year-old ultra-tight U.S. Army dress uniform Friday evening (July 2nd) complemented by my furled peace flag, with only the red-and-white stripes showing. … Read More
Editors note: It seems fitting that Lou unmasked the Peace Flag on the eve of June 12th. On this day 1982, well over a million people marched the United Nations HQ in New York, for the biggest anti-war demonstration in … Read More