Army Intelligence Specialist Diedra Cobb, 25, applied for conscientious objector status in 2003. She informed her superiors that for ethical and moral reasons, she would not fire her weapon in Iraq. Her CO status was denied in November 2003, but she was placed in the Inactive Ready Reserve and did not have to go to Iraq. She has spoken at Conscientious Objector and antiwar gatherings around the country.
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-Kelly Campbell, co-founder of Sept. 11 Families for a Peaceful Tomorrow
