Make your reservation and be a part of the dialogue.
On Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 4 p.m., Peace Fresno will host a dinner and meeting for the entire peace community to reassess and recommit to a local antiwar strategy. We will collaborate on setting an effective, coordinated agenda for the local peace community. Think standing on the corner with a sign is a waste of time? Believe YouTube and Facebook are the way to reach youth? Want advocacy training? Have an idea that would double attendance at events? Know how to make the community more effective? Bring your ideas and energy.
The Peace Community Dinner will take place on Saturday, September 11, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno (2672 E. Alluvial Ave., Clovis). Reserve your seat now for the meeting and dinner for only $10. Send your check to Peace Fresno, P.O. Box 5115, Fresno, CA 93755; please write “Peace Dinner” and the names of the attendees on the memo line. Voice mail 559-487-2515.
Duration of Major American Military Conflicts
Conflict Duration
Afghanistan (ongoing) 104 months
Vietnam War 103 months*
American Revolution 100 months
Iraq War (ongoing) 88 months
U.S. Civil War 48 months
World War II 45 months
Korean War 37 months
War of 1812 32 months
U.S.-Mexican War 21 months
World War I 19 months
Spanish-American War 5 months
Gulf War 3 months
*All sources do not agree on the duration of the Vietnam War. This figure covers the period from the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution until the withdrawal of the last American combat forces from Vietnam (Asian News International [ANI]).
Source: Lee, R. The History Guy: Comparing America’s Wars by Length. Retrieved June 16, 2010, from http://www.historyguy.com/american_wars_by_length_of_time.html