Carole Whelan

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Carole Whelan is the Maine state coordinator of the Maine Chapter of Military Families Speak Out.

Carole Whelan, Maine Chapter leader, Military Families Speak Out, (207) 592-8557

Military Families Speak Out To Participate In Protest Against Iraq War At Bush Compound In Kennebunkport, Maine

MAINE - August 23 -On Saturday August 25, members of Military Families Speak Out will join Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans against the War and other organizations at a national Rally and March for Peace in Kennebunkport, Maine, site of the Bush family's summer residence.MFSO co-founders Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson and MFSO Maine Chapter leader Carole Whelan will be among the MFSO members on location to participate in the protest and will be available for interviews before and during the day's activities.

In April 2007, Carole Whelan, the state coordinator of the Maine Chapter of Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), reported: "The [Iraq war] funding has most benefited the weapons industry, whose CEO income has skyrocketed to an average of over $7 million per year.

"Military families everywhere have longed for Congress to display just a bit of the courage that it demands of our soldiers", said Maine Chapter Coordinator, Carole Whelan at the ceremony.

Carole Whelan.