Lone war protester ends 'patriotic duty' near MacDill Air Force Base, changes goals - Tampa Bay Times. TAMPA — Jay Alexander felt it all protesting America's wars at an intersection near MacDill Air Force Base since 2006.
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But the eggs, spit and middle fingers aimed at him couldn't dent his resolve. Every month, he'd load a cooler of water, a chair, an American flag and antiwar signs into his car and drive from home in St. Petersburg to a spot on Dale Mabry Highway and Gandy Boulevard.
He was one man with a Veterans for Peace cap on his head, fighting to end wars in plain view of military members on their way to work at MacDill, where U.S. Central Command directs the battles Alexander protested.
After six years, Alexander finally laid down his signs this week.
But it wasn't because President Barack Obama had ordered the troops home or because the hoots and curses had finally affected him. He quit because he was tired of protesting alone, and frustrated he didn't have support from other peace organizations that he says were too cliquish and political in deciding what causes and
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