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Victor Agosto Released from Bell County Jail
Holly Baker of Georgetown and Col. Ann Wright of Honolulu, Hawaii, look at the arm band of Victor Agosto, who was sentenced to a month in jail and stripped of his Army rank for refusing orders to deploy, during a … Continue reading
Alice Embree : The Court Martial of Victor Agosto
Victor Agosto, immediately prior to his Court Martial at Fort Hood, Texas. Seated on left is Agosto’s civilian attorney, James Branum. Photo by Cynthia Thomas / The Rag Blog.The Summary Court Martial of SPC Victor Agosto In an unscripted emotional … Continue reading
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Victor Agosto : Soldier of Conscience Faces Court Martial
Victor Agosto speaks at Austin benefit for Under the Hood Cafe. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Soldier of conscience to be court-martialedSPC Victor Agosto refuses deployment and faces incarceration August 4, 2009 SPC Victor Agosto, a soldier stationed … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Peace Movement, Texas, U.S. Military
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Refusing to Deploy : The Court Martial of Victor Agosto
Victor Agosto and Jackie at Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, Texas. Jackie made the sign for Victor who is facing a court martial for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.GI resisters need … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Peace Movement, Texas, U.S. Military
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Victor Agosto : The Price of Conscience
GI Victor Agosto, being interviewed by Beth Freed of the Dallas Peace Times, after announcing that he was refusing deployment to Afghanistan. Photo from Under the Hood Cafe.GI Victor Agosto That is the price of conscience. When he said: ‘There … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Peace Movement, War Resisters
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GI Victor Agosto : ‘There is No Way I Will Deploy to Afghanistan’
Victor Agosto with fan club at opening of Under the Hood Cafe in Kileen, Texas, on March 1, 2009. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.To Victor Agosto, Ft. Hood, Texas: ‘You will deploy in support of OEF on … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement, U.S. Military
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Special Delivery : Ft. Hood GI Gives Letter to Obama
Pfc. Michael Kern. Photo from Cynthia Thomas / Under the Hood Cafe.Stopping by the barracks:GI Michael Kern hands Obama IVAW letter What happened at Fort Hood has made it abundantly clear that the military mental health system, and our soldiers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, Mental Health, Military, PTSD, Victor Agosto
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Alice Embree : Here’s to the Soldiers of Fort Hood
Jackie Thomas at Under the Hood Coffeehouse near Ft. Hood. Photo by Cynthia Thomas / The Rag Blog. Thoughts of Charles Whitman on the tower,And the soldiers who come back broken from war Bring the troops home and take care … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Central Texas, Ft. Hood, Peace Movement
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Dahr Jamail : Ft. Hood Shootings Reflect Problems in U.S. Military
The sun sets at Ft. Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, as the media awaits a briefing on the day’s terrible events. Photo by Michael Thomas / AP.Shootings rock massive Fort HoodAs soldiers point to grim mood at the base … Continue reading
Mariann G. Wizard : Danger Found Code Blue
Cody Ryan Patterson on graduation day from basic training. Family photo.Army Spec. Cody Ryan Patterson:Danger found him in his own home He was a proud, happy soldier of the Imperium when he died, had never been under hostile fire nor … Continue reading
Alice Embree : The Court Martial of Travis Bishop
Travis Bishop (right), before his sentencing. With (left) journalist Dahr Jamail and attorney James Branum. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Anti-war GI Travis Bishop found guilty;joins Victor Agosto in Bell County jail I can not say that a … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Fort Hood, Peace Movement, Travis Bishop, U.S. Military, Victor Agosto
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You’re in the Army Now : Despair, Dissent and Refusal
‘Bad apple?’ Soldier with peace symbol on his helmet patrols south of Baghdad, Feb. 4, 2008. Photo by Maya Alleruzzo / AP.Refusing to comply:The tactics of resistance in an all-volunteer military Present-day G.I. resistance to the occupations of Iraq and … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anti-War GIs, Anti-War Vets, Dissent, Iraq Veterans, IVAW, U.S. Military, Vietnam, War Resisters
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