Posted on 09/15/2014 8:52:30 AM PDT by Borges
Andy Stapp, who expressed his opposition to the Vietnam War by joining the Army and proceeding to do a very unmilitary thing — form a union among soldiers that demanded, among other things, the right to elect officers and reject what they viewed as illegal orders — died on Sept. 3 in Manhattan. He was 70.
His wife, Deirdre Griswold, said the cause was complications of a lung infection.
At its peak in the early 1970s, the union that Mr. Stapp formed, the American Servicemen’s Union, claimed to have tens of thousands of members. It issued membership cards, published a newspaper and helped form chapters at military bases, on ships and in Vietnam.
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Because if there’s one thing America needs its a Military union to enforce union law. /s
His wife, Deirdre Griswold,”
...his ashes will be scattered over Wally World.
Another commie bites the dust. Good.
On this subject I always asked “who ever heard of the union army?” Nobody got my point.
I was in the Army in the 70’s and served in Vietnam in 69 and 70 and for the life of me, I can’t remember anything about this guy or his unionization movement.
My understanding is that soldiers at present not only have such a right, they have an obligation to do so.
Which doesn't mean superiors will later agree a particular order was illegal.
I never heard of a military unionization movement either
I wonder if a unionized soldier would obey an illegal order to fire on anti union citizens?
Try to imagine that disaster. Every officer would be a mono browed pinky ring wearing guy named Vinny. The 3rd no-show brigade would be guarding your left flank.
There were rumors floating around that Obama was going to unionize the military.
Some guy I was with in Vietnam had a subscription to the LA Free Press. That’s where I heard about it.
The NVA’s coming through the wire, but he’s going on strike.
Right.
I was in the Army in the 70’s and served in Vietnam in 69 and 70 and for the life of me, I can’t remember anything about this guy or his unionization movement.
Same with me.
Welcome home!
His brain died long ago.
I hope he gets to meet Gen. George Washington, US Army Inspector General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben on his first day of boot camp in the afterlife.
The notion of elected officers didn't even survive the opening shots of the Revolutionary War.
I was VN ‘67-’68 and (very) busy keeping my butt in one piece. Never heard a word of this union BS before or after my tour.
Yep, never heard of him. I guess he didn't think you and I would be good union members.
I wonder if there is any connection to Scott Stapp, lead singer of Creed? I recall that his adoptive father was former military, but in NC, not NJ. Not all that common of a surname.
Will congress and O’bummer be at his funeral?
Is he being buried at Arlington?
Is he getting the presidential medal of freedom?
Is O’bummer taking time off from playing golf?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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