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    Posted 8 years ago

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    Political prisoner buttons from 1972 and 1968 and I think are the LAST of my VIETNAM era collection to be uploaded, I have a few others mostly "Day Glow" buttons that don't scan well so these are likely the last. (until I find more) WWII - R.F.K. or NASA? to be uploaded next.

    1st - GIs UNITE - FREE Pat Chenoweth 1.250 diameter from 1972

    Pat Chenoweth was facing 30 years in military prison for destruction of government property and wartime sabotage. He was accused of dropping a paint scraper and two large bolts into the main reduction gear of the USS Ranger causing it some $800,000 in damage and delaying its departure to Vietnam for 4 months. Alarmed at the increasing acts of resistance, the Navy has singled out Pat as a scapegoat, hoping to thereby repress dissent. The truth is that there was not enough evidence to warrant a courts-martial. Throughout the armed forces acts of resistance and sabotage had become so commonplace as to really freakout the Brass. GI's discontent and frustration with the Navy's repression and racism had sparked incidents all over the world. The Ranger alone has had some 30 acts of sabotage from May to September 1972

    2nd - FREE DAN & PHIL 1.250 diameter, from 1968 a rather plain button but a hard to find one that has sold for $75 and more, I lucked out finding this one for under $5
    Daniel Joseph Berrigan May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016
    Philip Francis Berrigan October 5, 1923 – December 6, 2002
    (Father Phil Berrigan a Roman Catholic priest)

    Brothers Dan and Phil Berrigan first came on the scene with 2 others who became know as "The Baltimore Four" when they occupied the Selective Service Board in the Customs House, Baltimore, on Friday, October 27, 1967

    Then on May 17, 1968 with seven others who held a dramatic protest against the Vietnam War. They invaded the selective service office in Catonsville, Maryland, pulled draft files out of their cabinets, piled them outside, and set them afire with homemade napalm. The protesters, immediately arrested, became known as the Catonsville Nine. They were convicted, and when their appeals were exhausted, Phil Berrigan and Dan Berrigan refused to give themselves up and went into hiding.

    Then Phil was charged in 1971 as part of "The Harrisburg Seven" when the anti-war activists were caught trading letters alluding to kidnapping Henry Kissinger and bombing steam tunnels.

    Finely as part of The "Plowshares Movement" On September 9, 1980, Phil Berrigan, his brother Daniel, and six others (the 'Plowshares Eight') began the Plowshares Movement when they entered the General Electric Nuclear Missile Re-entry Division in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, where nose cones for the Mark 12A warheads were made. They hammered on two nose cones, poured blood on documents and offered prayers for peace. They were arrested and initially charged with over ten different felony and misdemeanor counts.

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    Comments

    1. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      Wow - thanks for the great information! Oh good - Chenoweth was acquitted.
    2. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      "Meanwhile, on the USS Ranger literally hundreds of documented incidents
      occurred in which members of the crew - officers and enlisted alike - claimed that
      they actually had thrown the items into the gears to keep the Ranger from sailing
      to Vietnam.
      Indeed, when the case went to trial, it was those gleeful statements of Patrick's
      shipmates that provided the crux of his defense!
      From a historical perspective, the case of Patrick Chenoweth provided an
      enormous impetus to the already powerful GI movement and delivered a crushing
      blow to the feeble efforts of military leaders to win back the loyalty and commitment of their troops.
      It is no exaggeration to say that the case of Patrick Chenoweth, by virtue of its content and its timing, inspired the opposition and materially hastened the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam. "

      http://www.militaryproject.org/PDF/vol5/GI%20Special%205B11%20Rest%20In%20Peace%20Brother.pdf
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the whole Series !!!!
    4. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 8 years ago
      "U dun good, Mon". Enjoyed it all & thanks for sharing with us protesters & non-protesters alike. Keep resistance to idiocy alive.
    5. PoliticalPinbacks PoliticalPinbacks, 8 years ago
      Thanks or the Love, added info and link Celiene well stated, I should have at least said he was acquitted, I enjoy the GI movement buttons and even tho it was a dark time it was an important part of our history.

      Thanks vetraio50 I've had fun with this series and blunderbuss2 "tank u mon" Been resisting near 50 years I see no need to change now.
      It's been nice having both of you along for the ride, These last 110-120 Vietnam buttons uploaded have been the focus of my collecting the past few years and it's good to know others remember and enjoy them too.
      Peace
    6. Celiene Celiene, 8 years ago
      I just wanted to know what happened to him!
    7. PoliticalPinbacks PoliticalPinbacks, 8 years ago
      Sure, I try to post the basic facts and hope to peak interest I'm glad the button peaked yours and you did some digging.
      Peace

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