Thursday, February 25, 2010

Give Peace A Chance

On November 23, 1969, four years after receiving it, John Lennon sent back his Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) award. He stated that he was returning the MBE in protest against British involvement in Biafra, Nigeria, and Vietnam.

2 comments:

Bob said...

He stood for peace always.

Kyle Leach said...

That makes perfect sense.