James Burmeister released months early from stockade
James went to Canada and was AWOL until earlier this year when he decided to return to the U.S., turn himself in, and move on with his life.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2008
James went to Canada and was AWOL until earlier this year when he decided to return to the U.S., turn himself in, and move on with his life.
Read MoreJune 18, 2008
James was sentenced to six months at the Fort Knox Regional Confinement Facility and a bad conduct discharge.
Read MoreMay 23, 2008
PFC James Burmeister enlisted in the military because he thought he would be doing “humanitarian work” in Iraq.
Read MoreMay 12, 2008
Passion and empathy: Why is it that it takes a harsh reality to kick in your own front door, grab you by the scruff of your own all too relaxed neck, before you really cry again.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2008
Courage to Resist. April 11, 2008 update PFC James Burmeister recently returned from Canada and turned himself in to the Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky on March 4. In May 2007, James refused redeployment to Iraq. He lived in Canada...
Read More“As an Army veteran, I’m so glad there’s an organization like Courage to Resist that really cares about people in the military and brings the whole community together in support of the heroes that follow the call of conscience and resist war…”
-Aimee Allison, 1991 Gulf War objector, community organizer
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