Army arrests objector who thought he was discharged
Dustin Che Stevens
After five months in the Army, Dustin Che Stevens sat down during Airborne graduation in order to refuse graduation. He was told to go home and wait for his discharge. Seven years later, he was arrested for desertion. “I started reading [literature on conscientious objection] and started thinking for myself. I knew that in my heart and in my mind that I could not kill anyone… I went back and told them that.” Today Dustin awaits a court martial, unless he “volunteers” to deploy to Afghanistan.
“The effectiveness of Courage to Resist is growing, but this cannot continue unless we actively step up to the plate…”
