Iraq War Vets' Contagious Love Experiment 
by Phil Pflager
Saturday, November 7, 2009
A very successful and inspiring event was held at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center when Veterans for Peace (VFP) Chapter 101 and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center hosted two Iraq veterans,
Josh Stieber and
Conor Curran who have been traveling around the country on foot and bicycle with a message of love and peace. Their project is described on their web site,
Contagious Love Experiment.VFP members provided a variety of soups and bread and Shirley Lin brought a large bag of dinner rolls to add to the fare.
The meal was followed by an enthralling hour long talk by the two Iraq veterans, They received a standing ovation as the applause thundered on. Josh and Conor answered questions and spoke with the audience until nearly 9 pm.
Listen to the presentation by Iraq War vets Josh Stieber and Conor Curran. The hour long presentation is split into six tracks:
Track 1 Intro - 6 sec
Track 2 Josh - 3:39
Track 3 Conor - 10:58
Track 4 Josh - 9:34
Track 5 Conor - 11:34
Track 6 Josh - 18:10
The photo at left shows Conor and Josh marching with VFP Chapter 101 in the San Francisco Veterans Day parade on November 8.
