By Gerry Condon
July 10, 2026
Philadelphia
Condon was a leading activist among exiled military deserters in Canada during the war against Vietnam and is a member of the Board of Directors of Veterans For Peace.
Veterans Against Fascism, Philadelphia, July 4, 2026.
July 4 — On the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, a coalition of more than 500 veterans, active-duty military members and military families gathered in the birthplace of the nation to reject what they called the “Trump administration’s fascist vision for the country’s future.”
Undeterred by 101-degree heat that forced the cancellation of the official Philadelphia parade, the coalition — About Face, 50501 Vets, Veterans For Peace, Common Defense, Military Families Speak Out, Fayetteville Resistance Coalition, and Center on Conscience and War — marched under the banner “Veterans Against Fascism.”
“We cannot continue the next 250 years as we have the last 250,” proclaimed About Face Organizing Director Rebecca Roberts, a 12-year veteran of the New Jersey National Guard who resigned her commission in protest of U.S. foreign policy. …
For the entire article: Over 500 Veterans, Military Members and Families Marched in Philadelphia against Fascism and War | Countercurrents.
