BERLIN (Reuters) – A U.S. Army medic jailed for desertion after refusing to return to Iraq is on a mission to tell young Americans about the grim realities of war before they join the military.
Read MoreFrom Portland to Bellingham near the Canadian border, the Aguayo’s shared their story of pain, frustration, hope and determination and pledged to continue fighting for justice for Agustin and all military resisters.
Read MoreIraq combat veteran and war resister, Agustín Aguayo, speaks out against war in Pacific Northwest July 9-17. (Calendar)
Read MoreCourage to Resist photo gallery of Agustin Aguayo’s Northern California May 2007 speaking...
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I’m not willing to cross that line, no matter what I can’t take a life.” Two years later, after his application for discharge was a conscientious objector was denied by the Pentagon, Army Spc.
Read MoreBy Lori Hurlebaus, Courage to Resist. March 29, 2007 On March 6, 35-year-old Army medic, Iraq veteran, and conscientious objector Agustín Aguayo, was sentenced to eight months in a military stockade for desertion and missing...
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–Ryan Johnson, Iraq War resister imprisoned 2016-2017
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