David joined the US Army at the age of 18, in 2004. After serving a tour in Iraq, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, David went AWOL twice, rather than return to service. After he turned himself in to Army officials, he fully expected to go to military prison, but was given a discharge instead.
Why Donate?
“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
