Milwaukee Anti-War Protesters Vandalize Army Recruitment Center

Since the war in Iraq began, the mantra from the anti-war crowd has always been, "We support the troops."

They hate the war, but not the warrior.

That doesn't appear to be the case for these protesters.

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Police arrested 21 people last night for disorderly conduct during an Iraq War protest outside the Army recruiting center near the UWM campus, said Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe said this morning.

Officers were called to the 3100 block of Oakland Ave. around 8 p.m., where Iraq War protesters clad in black, carrying torches and wearing ski masks were reportedly setting off smoke bombs and throwing paint as they approached an Army recruiting center on the block, Sgt. Eric Pfeiffer, of the Milwaukee Police Department, said last night.

Someone threw an object through the recruitment center's window and spread what appears to be human waste inside before running off, Pfeiffer said.

Support the troops?

I don't think so.

Give peace a chance?

I guess not.

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UPDATE:

The names of the "peaceniks" responsible for the violent anti-war demonstration have been released.

All were given municipal citations and ordered to appear in court.

Nine of the adults arrested were from Milwaukee, six were from West Bend and one each from Waukesha, Wauwatosa and Madison. Eight were teenagers. Three juveniles were also arrested, but their information was not provided by authorities.

The protesters who were cited, according to the booking log, are:

Kelsey M. Kazik, 20, Milwaukee; Sara Keiza, 17, Milwaukee; Jillian Duckwitz, 21, Milwaukee; Richard A. Ketcham, 22, Milwaukee; Amy M. Barger, 19, West Bend; Jessica L. Brooks, 18, West Bend; Craig R. Barringer, 20, Waukesha; Jonathon W. Wilson, 17, Wauwatosa; David W. Clerkin, 21, Madison; Derek W. Johnson, 17, West Bend
; Nathan J. Bartelt, 20, West Bend; Thomas P. Buckholt, 17, Milwaukee; Jeffrey G. Lavato, 18, West Bend; Andrew L. Ortlieb, 24, Milwaukee; and Kathryn E. Jacobs, 20, Milwaukee.

These members of the anti-war movement don't support the troops.

Through their violence, they disgraced themselves and their cause.

No one was inside the recruiting center when the building was vandalized, said Pat Grobschmidt, public affairs officer for Army recruiting in Milwaukee, which includes eight stations in metro Milwaukee. She said there have been protests at the center in the past and prior vandalism, though she did not know the last time the Army recruiting station had been vandalized.

"Soldiers defend the right of all Americans to peacefully express their point of their view. We're dismayed that their actions are anything but peaceful," said Grobschmidt.

Exactly.