Dave Blalock
Encyclopedia
Dave Blalock is an American
anti-war
activist who helped overturn the 1989 Flag Protection Act
. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans Against The War Anti-Imperialist
.
Presently, he lives in Heidelberg
, Germany
with his third wife.
Blalock appeared in the theatrical production of Friedrich Schiller
's Wallenstein of Helgard Haug and Daniel Wetzel of Rimini Protokoll
(2005–2007) where among a cast of ten people out of real life - such as a conservative politician unveiling his election campaign strategies, a German former Hitler Youth
, Weimar
's former chief police officer - to tell his story of a fragging
in the midst of Intrigue, War & Death. He is co-author of The Dictionary of War, an international book project, supported by the German government (2007).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
anti-war
Anti-war
An anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
activist who helped overturn the 1989 Flag Protection Act
Flag Protection Act
Reacting to protests during the Vietnam War era, the United States 90th Congress enacted Public Law 90-381 , later codified as 18 U.S.C. 700, et. seq., and better known as the Flag Protection Act of 1968. It was an expansion to nationwide applicability of a 1947 law previously restricted only to...
. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans Against The War Anti-Imperialist
Vietnam Veterans Against The War Anti-Imperialist
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Anti-Imperialist is a small group based in Seattle, Washington claiming to be one of two groups formed after the split of Vietnam Veterans Against the War . VVAW, Inc is the other. The VVAW, Inc web site originally described VVAWAI as "the creation of an obscure,...
.
Presently, he lives in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
with his third wife.
Blalock appeared in the theatrical production of Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
's Wallenstein of Helgard Haug and Daniel Wetzel of Rimini Protokoll
Rimini Protokoll
Rimini Protokoll is the label for the works of artists Helgard Haug , Stefan Kaegi and Daniel Wetzel in various team constellations , often mentioned as inventors of a new wave of documentary theatre...
(2005–2007) where among a cast of ten people out of real life - such as a conservative politician unveiling his election campaign strategies, a German former Hitler Youth
Hitler Youth
The Hitler Youth was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group, founded one year after its adult counterpart, the Sturmabteilung...
, Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
's former chief police officer - to tell his story of a fragging
Frag (military)
In the U.S. military, fragging refers to the act of attacking a superior officer in one's chain of command with the intent to kill that officer. The term originated during the Vietnam War and was most commonly used to mean the assassination of an unpopular officer of one's own fighting unit...
in the midst of Intrigue, War & Death. He is co-author of The Dictionary of War, an international book project, supported by the German government (2007).