Interview: Rachel McNeill, Iraq War veteran arrested with Occupy Boston

Oct. 29, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Rachel McNeill (center, holding American flag) locks arms with fellow Veterans for Peace members moments before she was arrested in Boston on October 11. (Blast Staff photo/John Stephen Dwyer)

Rachel McNeill is one of 141 people arrested on October 11 when Occupy Boston briefly expand its encampment. This soft-spoken Wisconsin native is a veteran of the Iraq War who joined the Army Reserve shortly after 9/11. She was 17 years old. McNeill spent a year in Iraq, much of it in the so-called “Sunni [...]

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Jon Oliver engaged to Iraq War veteran

Oct. 4, 2010   Leave a Comment  

“The Daily Show’s” resident British man, John Oliver, is engaged to a woman named Kate Norley. The two have been dating Oliver for about two years. According to Hollywood.com, Oliver revealed the engagement Saturday at Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars,” a benefit that raises money for autism, but the two have really been [...]

The Hurt Locker: To hell and back

July 10, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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This film about war — not just the Iraq War — is spot-on perfection.