Michael T. McPhearson, a native of Fayetteville North Carolina was a field artillery officer of the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Michael joined the Army Reserve 1981 as an enlisted soldier at the age of 17 and attended basic training the summer between his junior and senior high school years. He is a ROTC graduate of Campbell University in Buies Creek North Carolina. His military career includes 6 years of reserve service and 5 years active duty service. He separated from active duty in 1992 as a Captain.

Now living in Newark NJ, Michael currently works in New York City as a Program Associate for the National Conference for Community and Justice, founded as The National Conference of Christians and Jews, a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. NCCJ promotes understanding among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.

His volunteer social and economic justice activist work includes membership in Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out and as a coordinating committee member for the Bring Them Home Now campaign against the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Michael is the publisher of Cpeace.com and father of a nineteen-year-old son who recently joined the Army.

In December of 2003 Michael traveled to Iraq as part of a peace delegation to examine the state of the occupation first hand. He has also traveled to Istanbul Turkey and Bologna Italy as a speaker on the U.S. peace movement and world peace.

My Duty As a Patriot
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Can I Support The Troops and
Criticize the Policies?
(Yes You Can)