Jacob George, a 3-tour Afghan vet, has just released Soldier's Heart, part of his recovery from the Moral Injury of war. Self-described as "a peace seekin, bicyclin, ramblin hobo from the hills of Arkansas", Jacob has biked across much of the South in the past 3 years, spreading peace and healing.

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jacob George did 3 tours of duty in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and it changed him completely, including the healing process in the aftermathleading to his involvement with Vets for Peace. With tools like this banjo and bicycle, Jacob takes us inside a Soldier's Heart, the title of his CD.

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Afghan war veteran Jacob George is a self-proclaimed hillbilly farmer from the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas. After three tours as a combat engineer, he now spends his days bicycling around the country protesting U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. He recently passed through Missouri on his way to protest the NATO summit taking place in Chicago next week.

George served three tours in Afghanistan between 2000 and 2004. But it was years later that he started speaking out (and bicycling) against the war.

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In the wake of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and amid violence in Philadelphia, a group of Drexel students participated in the first ever Cupcake Fight for Peace Sept. 21 on the Race Street lawn.

“We wanted to send the message, ‘Fight with cupcakes, not bullets,’” Ari Melman, founder of the student organization Urban Playground, said.

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