This is a message I received from Beverly Perlson at Band of Mothers:

Iraq Veterans Against The War Coming to Joliet, Illinois Feb 28th 6:30pm: Where: Joliet Library 3395 Black Road Joliet, IL 60431 When: Feb 28th, 6:30pm! Please listen to this horrifying video and as you do, understand there was one lone Soldier in that recruiting station on February 15th, at 14th & L Street in DC.

I was at that same recruiting station last September, when the Iraq Veterans Against The War and ANSWER came to harass the those Soldiers inside. They DID NOT succeed that day, thanks to myself and members of The Gathering of Eagles and Free Republic. The Iraq Veterans Against The War, SDS, Code Pink, World Can’t Wait, Global Exchange, work together and all are on a mission to hurt our Soldiers and our country.

The Iraq Veterans Against The War are coming to Joliet to recruit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for their Winter Soldier Testimony scheduled for March in Washington, DC. They are hoping to find veterans who will call my Son and our Soldiers murderers and rapists. On my many trips to DC these groups have called me the mother of a terrorist. Please join this very proud mother of a Soldier and come to the Joliet Public Library next Thursday, February 28th, at 6pm. Bring your flags and your signs and let’s all stand proudly in support of our Soldiers, who lay their lives on the line for us everyday.

I will be there and I hope you can make it too. I will never stop fighting against groups like these who do nothing but hurt our Soldiers and hurt our country. Please join me. Any questions, contact Beverly Perlson, The Band of Mothers