photo by Catherine Ryan / lunaproductions.com
The first woman GI to publicly take a stand against the war was released from the military brig last week after completing her sentence.On May 23, 2006 Katherine was court-martialed for refusing to train with weapons and received a bad conduct discharge and a sentence of 120 days imprisonment. With credit for time served awaiting court martial, Katherine had to serve 47 more days in prison. Katherine sent this message to her supporters after her release .
Katherine will return to school at the University of Texas at Austin and continue her work with the newly founded Austin GI Rights Hotline.
- Post-Court Martial Press Release
First female conscientious objector sentenced for refusing deployment to Afghanistan - Statement of Army SPC Katherine Jashinski
November 2005
“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…”
