Of the dozens of speakers who addressed the National Character and Leadership Symposium at the US Air Force Academy last week, the local Colorado Springs Gazette highlighted just one: former MASH star Mike Farrell (previously discussed).

Actor and activist Mike Farrell said he gave his usual, well-honed speech.

He focused on human dignity, derided the death penalty and the Iraq war, and described American tactics against alleged terrorists as “drone murder.”

…the audience that gave him a standing ovation… 

Farrell stuck to his lifelong causes, largely disagreeing with the government and military operations:

He said America is failing the values of its founding father, becoming a nation of government spies, prisons and drone warfare.

The article did make a one-sentence note that Farrell is on Michael “Mikey” Weinstein’s MRFF board — but said nothing more than that.

Some of the other featured speakers have video of their speeches available online.

Repeated at the Stars and Stripes.

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