Support Ryan Johnson, Imprisoned War Resister
Ryan made the decision not to go to war. With assistance from the GI Rights Hotline, they learned their options. They found they weren’t alone in resistance.
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Ryan Johnson
Iraq War resister imprisoned 2016-2017: “Courage to Resist is an amazing organization that has really helped my wife and I in our time of need.”
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Ryan Johnson imprisoned for avoiding Iraq decade ago
US Army soldier Ryan Johnson was convicted of refusing to deploy to the Iraq War, and remaining away from the military for 4,175 days (nearly 11½ years).
Read MoreRyan Johnson: AWOL in Canada audio interview
Once in the military, Ryan began hearing heard many stories from GIs returning from Iraq and began to examine more critically what the U.S. is doing there.
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“I would urge people to support Courage to Resist in whatever way they can. … As a veteran myself I know how difficult it is to break out of the stranglehold the military has on one’s mind…”
–Howard Zinn (1922-2010), author and historian, A People’s History of the United States
