I have returned to the States

I flew back yesterday on my 27th birthday.   It was the longest birthday that I have ever had, since I left at 5.30 pm on the 23rd, and arrived in the United States at 10.00 Am on the 23rd.   I then caught a shuttle bus up to Bellingham, where I live.   When I arrived my [...]

Pictures from this trip

I apologize

I have been trying to load pictures of this trip onto the site for a long time, and some reason I haven:t been able to.   so I am sorry.   I will try again when I get home, but that wont be until after the 23rd of September.  
 
This trip is getting close to the finish, I [...]

Here is a link to one of my speeches

Ash Woolson speaks about war
 
Thanks to Charlie in Matsumoto, who taped this speech.   http://www.ex1st.com  is his website. 
 
 

The connections

The last time I was here in Japan at the end of the peacewalk I met a man on the trains.   He was dressed in a traditional Kimono and talked strongly about peace.  It was interesting becuase a bunch of us peacewalkers were riding the train back to the stay place, and some drunk man [...]

A Plea to the Iraq Veterans Against the War

This is a statement that I wrote to the IVAW (Iraq Veterans Against the War), I believe that we as veterans have a moral obligation to stop war internationally. 
 
I believe that we as veterans of war, need to take our understanding of the cost of war, and deliver this message to the world. We need [...]