“22” is written and composed by Joe DeFilippo and performed by the R.J. Phillips Band, a group of Baltimore musicians. Joe DeFilippo: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar. Patrick McAvinue: fiddle. Bill Phelan: electric guitar. Leslie Darr: background vocals. Bill Pratt: drums, keyboards, background vocals. Produced & recorded by: Bill Pratt @ the Bratt Studio, Baltimore,MD. […]

Listen in as We Are Not Your Soldiers spends an hour with a Peace Studies class at Nassau Community College in NY. Professor Susan Cushman introduces her class, followed by Stephanie Rugoff who coordinates We Are Not Your Soldiers. Miles Megaciph, a U.S. Marines veteran and hip hop artist, then starts off with his song […]

Help investigate what the Pentagon is teaching to 500,000+ students in high school Jr. ROTC “Fortunately for the Army, the government policy of pushing the Indians farther west and then wiping them out was carried out successfully.” (Army JROTC textbook, 2000) Statements like the above were uncovered in the U.S. military’s JROTC textbooks when they […]

Formed in 2008, We Are Not Your Soldiers is a grassroots effort bringing veterans into classrooms to share their experiences in the U.S. military while engaging in dialogue with high school and college students. We Are Not Your Soldiers helps expose imperial wars to a generation largely unaware of the crimes being carried out throughout […]

By Rory Fanning From Truthout | Original Article After nearly four years of Donald Trump, far right and white supremacist forces are emboldened in the United States. As a war veteran, I know very well that veterans are far from immune to this problem — in fact, the war machine conditions vets to embrace white […]

The week before Thanksgiving we made two remote visits in New York City. One was a full day, connecting with five classes of students in the arts, at a large traditional high school. Miles Megaciph, performing his vivid stories via the medium of hip-hop reached these young people in a special way. Miles spoke of […]