We arrived today at Fort Benning, Georgia after 995 miles of travel from NY, NY! We got an early start after a pancake breakfast at Nancy and Dale’s. Interstate-85, a traffic-free roll through Atlanta, a pitstop, then Interstate-75. At about 1:30 we rolled into Columbus, Georgia. Interesting conversations, car games, learning the history of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘School of Americas’
Sitting at the Gate
It is a strange feeling to drive 17 hours over the course of two days to arrive at a chain link fence. The gate of Ft. Benning has become a heavily militarized line, where military police and activists simply stand face to face, soldiers and protesters separated by a thin membrane of steel. The military’s [...]
Union at SOA Watch Vigil
This November 20-22 as in years past, several Union students will journey from New York City to Columbus, GA to attend the School of the Americas Watch Vigil. The Vigil was started 20 years ago by Father Roy Bourgeios and is an effort to close the SOA/WHINSEC facility at Fort Beninng. This facility trains Central [...]
