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Despite the Threat of Harsh Punishment, Soldier Says "No" to Deployment in Afghanistan

By Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. Posted October 23, 2008.


How 21-year-old soldier Blake Ivey came to see war as "flat-out murder."
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"I believe war is the crime of our times," Blake Ivey, a specialist in the U.S. Army, said over the phone in a slow, deliberate voice.

Ivey, currently stationed in Fort Gordon, Ga., is publicly refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. The 21-year-old soldier filed for conscientious objector status in July but was ordered to deploy while his application was being processed. He is determined not to go, and as of our last phone call, was still actively serving on his base, weighing his options for refusal.

Ivey joins what appears to be a growing number of troops refusing to fight in the so-called Global War on Terror. While there is no way to tell the exact number of resisters, military statistics indicate that resistance is on the rise. Since 2002, the Army has court-martialed twice as many soldiers for desertion and other unauthorized absences per year than for each year between 1997 and 2001. The Associated Press reports AWOL rates in the Army at its highest since 1980, with the desertion rate (defined as 30 or more days of unauthorized absence) having jumped 80 percent since the start of the Iraq War. More than 150 soldiers have publicly refused to fight in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an estimated 200 war resisters are living in Canada.

Many war resisters are conscientious objectors (C.O.s) who were deterred at early stages of the C.O. application process or ordered to deploy before their C.O. paperwork went through. Just last week, 19-year-old conscientious objector Tony Anderson at Fort Carson, Colo., publicly shared his experience. Anderson had been discouraged by his commanding officers from applying for C.O. status, and he disobeyed orders to deploy to Iraq. He now faces steep punishment at the hands of the military.

Ivey, who grew up in Augusta, Ga., just a few miles from the Fort Gordon base where he is now stationed, joined the Army willingly. After the events of Sept. 11, 2001, he felt that it was "his generation's time to stand up in defense of the country." He states, "I went to the recruiter myself. No one approached me." So, in 2005 he joined the service out of high school, despite his mother's pleas that he take more time to think it over.

Yet once Ivey was in the military, his feelings about war changed. He found it unsettling to chant "Blood, blood, blood makes the grass grow" in basic training, and he wrote a letter home to his mother describing his discomfort. When he was deployed to Korea in 2006, he started questioning the value of military service. Halfway through his yearlong deployment, he began studying anarchist philosophers and nonviolent thinkers such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.

The refusal of close friend Ryan Jackson to deploy to Iraq led Ivey to re-evaluate his own situation. They got to know each other in Advanced Individual Training in 2005 and were in the same unit together in Fort Gordon after Ivey's return from Korea. They discussed at length their reluctance to go to war. Ivey provided simple advice to Jackson: "I told him, you've got to do what you believe in." So, Jackson decided not to go. He attempted to gain administrative leave, but when his paperwork failed to go through, he decided to go AWOL rather than face deployment. Ivey remained close with Jackson throughout the process, giving him emotional support when he went AWOL in 2007 and was court-martialed and sentenced to 100 days of confinement. "When I talked to Jackson before he went to court-martial, that's when I decided I was going to start on my conscientious objector paperwork," says Ivey.


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Posted by: usterroristnation on Oct 23, 2008 1:15 AM   
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These guys are the REAL heroes......the world knows the "war against terror" is a phoney front for America to rape, steal,pillage, plunder and interfere in other nations where it is not needed or wanted. Here's the latest news in from Pakistan this morning .... a drone missile attacked again at the village in North Waziristan where last month the US murdered 73 civilians attending a wedding - then tried to deny it happened, then when they were caught lying by video evidence tried to suggest that only 11 people were murdered - now, this latest strike has murdered another 33 Pakistani civilians......imagine the outright cheek of a terrorist nation - the
United States - carrying out terrorist attacks by drones on another sovereign state - how would American citizens whose elected government are causing terror all over the world like to be attacked and murdered in this fashion in their own nation
by another sovereign power ? Praise your CO's wherever they go - remember Mohammed Ali had to seek refuge in Canada because he quite rightly refused to take part in a murderous genocidal war started and inflamed by US CIA operatives in Vietnam. These CO's ARE the heroes - not the scum that is shooting and murdering people in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, etc in the name of American citizens. By doing nothing YOU the Amwerican citizens through YOUR elected government are organising this murderous behaviour.

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» THANK YOU Posted by: robbie.seal
Don Quixote
Posted by: Don Quixote on Oct 23, 2008 3:31 AM   
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Despite mainstream disinformation and lies, more and more soldiers are discovering they are not sent to die to "defend" the US, nor democracy, but rather to "defend" the bank accounts of war profiteering megacorporations, in other words, simply to make the richest even richer. The government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich. See Zeitgeistmovie.com

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» RE: Don Quixote Posted by: Lauren
Perhaps the War,has been "taking Place, on PURPOSE"....
Posted by: One American Lady on Oct 23, 2008 4:03 AM   
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Like the "Game of Life"... an individual... a Soldier... can Either, "Serve the Country, Bear Arms, Kill someone Else... OR... BE TAKEN TO COURT... BE FOUND *GUILTY*... BE DISCHARGED ... BE WITHOUT *MEDICAL / COMPENSATION* FROM THE DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS...
Haven't You, Seen It Coming ???
This is What *Big Oil / Big Business* Leaders,
HAVE DONE TO YOU... WHO *ENTERED THE MILITARY*, TO *DEFEND... THEIR RIGHTS*... TO *MAKE MORE MONEY*... WHILE YOU... MIGHT CHOOSE ... TO *REFUSE TO KILL*, THEN *BE, WITHOUT ANY MONEY / MEDICAL COVERAGE*.
Yeah, I'd be Damn Angry, If I were you, a Soldier...
(By the way, this is Not a Requirement, for a Recruiter, to Explain to You, when you Choose to Enlist in the Military).
People have a job to do, & they get paid to do a job... & KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT... &
Look What a Mess, Our Country (USA) is in today !!
TO MANY PEOPLE, HAVE BEEN "KEEPING THEIR MOUTH SHUT"... INSTEAD OF "SPEAKING OUT, TO DENFEND THEIR *CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS*..."
But, the Consequences, in "Speaking Out", can get a person killed... even in small communities & towns... & Guess What...
MANY WILL SAY... "SO WHAT"... THAT PERSON, WAS A HERO, FOR A LITTLE WHILE ... they're gone... & it's *one less person, the leaders have to worry about: feeding / housing / providing medical for, etc.*
DID I HEAR ANYONE SAY, THAT *AMERICA IS A GREAT COUNTRY TO LIVE IN* ??
Can you see, the Dictatorship coming... ??
Has it been, getting worse in the past Several Years... since the Iraq / Afghanistan War, began ??
WERE YOU ONE OF THEM, WHO *REAPED BIG MONEY FROM IT*... if not, you are Being *Dictated Over*... & *Love, is Not the Only Feature, that is Blind*.
One American Lady
Veterans Advocate

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Some U.S. Military Veterans, Are "MAKING A DIFFERENCE"...
Posted by: One American Lady on Oct 23, 2008 4:06 AM   
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Read Their Stories, Their Defense, Their Words, Their Results, Their Actions:
veterans for common sense.org
(One American Lady)
Veterans Advocate

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X pat observer
Posted by: davy on Oct 23, 2008 4:22 AM   
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WHAT IF THEY GAVE A WAR AND NOBODY CAME. My favorite poster from the 60's. NOTHING will ever get better with war. Time to oust the war lords.

Good for you Blake.

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Universal Soldier
Posted by: Prairie Waif on Oct 23, 2008 6:01 AM   
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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
Buffy Sainte-Marie
© Caleb Music-ASCAP

I wrote "Universal Soldier" in the basement of The Purple Onion coffee house in Toronto in the early sixties. It's about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all. Donovan had a hit with it in 1965.

He's five feet two and he's six feet four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of 31 and he's only 17
He's been a soldier for a thousand years

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,
a Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew
and he knows he shouldn't kill
and he knows he always will
kill you for me my friend and me for you

And he's fighting for Canada,
he's fighting for France,
he's fighting for the USA,
and he's fighting for the Russians
and he's fighting for Japan,
and he thinks we'll put an end to war this way

And he's fighting for Democracy
and fighting for the Reds
He says it's for the peace of all
He's the one who must decide
who's to live and who's to die
and he never sees the writing on the walls

But without him how would Hitler have
condemned him at Dachau
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body
as a weapon to a war
and without him all this killing can't go on

He's the universal soldier and he
really is to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from him, and you, and me
and brothers can't you see
this is not the way we put an end to war.

Updated with images of Afghanistan and Iraq
YouTube Video sung by Donovan
An excellent indictment of the stupidity of war and particularly of The Global War on Terror.

Images include wounded children, soldiers and basically show the Universal soldier throughout time.

Universal Soldier sung on YouTube with current visuals

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» Are you.... Posted by: morticia
» I was wondering that too. Posted by: Bliss Doubt
Jerusalem
Posted by: wagnerrocks@gmail.com on Oct 23, 2008 8:33 AM   
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To add to the musical commentary on the universal soldier...

Copyright 2008 Spirit Music Group
Music and lyrics by Dick Wagner

JERUSALEM

"I've crawled through the jungle" "And fallen under sniper's fire... watched my blood spill in the mire"
"Drawn swords in the desert...And from a swift and mighty hand" "Watched my blood spill in the sand"

"I've seen the skys above JERUSALEM"
"Where fires of war burn holy light"
"I've seen a child shot down in Belfast on a Christmas eve"
"Oh holy night"

"I've sailed on the oceans...Gibralter to Corrigedor"
"And watched my blood wash up on shore"
"Marched high in the mountains...Engaged the enemy at ten below"
"Watched my blood melting the snow"

"I've seen the skys above JERUSALEM"
"Where fires of war burn holy light"
"I've seen a child shot down in Belfast on a Christmas eve"
"Oh holy night"

"My name doesn't matter...my momma calls me soldier boy"
"I've learned to search and to destroy"
"Down here in the trenches...It's man to man and eye to eye" "The first to kill is last to die"

"my name doesn't matter...My momma calls me soldier boy"

You can hear the song at MySpace.com/Dick Wagner Music

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» Norah Jones Posted by: Bliss Doubt
876
Posted by: 876 on Oct 23, 2008 10:30 AM   
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This is awesome. It would be nice to see campaigns of ordinary citizens lobbying enlisted service members to abandon the military.

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Just a thought...
Posted by: bsdone on Oct 23, 2008 10:53 AM   
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After reading this article I went to see how many comments are there, expecting hundreds...

Now, what a supprise, only 10+?

Maybe people think that wars are ALWAYS here to be? They can be abolished.

Read Howard Zinn!
Here is his page.

My unconditional support goes to you, Ivey!
God bless you!

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I'm sorry, but I don't agree.
Posted by: raiders757 on Oct 23, 2008 11:13 AM   
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I'm sure you'll all lash out at me over this, but it's my opinion, and i'm sticking to it.

Right off the bat, I have a problem with this guy. He says "I believe war is the crime of our times". This guy is 21 years of age, which means we were at war when he joined the Army. Now I know we all have a right to change our mind, so I have to ask, did he feel this way when he joined the military? I see he claims he did.

Pardon me fellow readers, but I had a hard time reeading much further beyond that, so please excuse me if I miss something here. I just skimmed over the rest.

I give him credit for going through due process by filing as a "conscientious objector". Still, that doesn't give him the right to ignor orders. I must say I am a little torn, as part of me thinks he should be allowed to stay behind if his case is quickly heard. The thing is, what kind of example does that set for everyone else if he's allowed to do so? On the other hand, if I were a fellow soulder, i'm not sure I would want him by my side. I would rather do the duty I signed up for with those who are more willing to do it. He could end up putting himself, or others at risk.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't blame anyone for not wanting to be deployed to a combat zone and fight for something they don't believe in. My issue though, is this guy knew by joining the Army at a time of conflict, he would have a great chance of ending up in a combat zone. When his feelings changed, he should have gone through due process to get a discharge from the military, or at the very least, made it clear to his commanding officers that he doesn't wish to go to war and filed as a conscientious objector asap.

I have no problem with him serving his time in the military in non-combat situations. I have no problem that he has changed his mind. However, I do have a problem with anyone thinking that he shouldn't get pushished for not following orders. In the Army you do what your told, when your told to do it. Like it or not, that's the way it works, and it's that way for everyone, even the conscientious objectors.

You and I don't have to agree with them sending him anyway, but the rules are just that, the rules.

Now I must say, to call this guy a REAL hero, is a friggin' joke. I give him credit for standing up for his beliefs, and applaud him for doing so. The thing is, he is part of a team, and he's letting the rest of his fellow soldiers down.

I'm sorry. That's just how I feel. I hope he doesn't have to go, but he is far from being a "hero". Not even close.

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» RE: Correcting myself. Posted by: raiders757
» RE: Correcting myself. Posted by: thealltheone
» We Sheepdogs Call You Sheep Posted by: robbie.seal
» RE: We Sheepdogs Call You Sheep Posted by: peacefullaim
» You are Spot On Posted by: robbie.seal
» RE: I'm sorry, but I don't agree. Posted by: peacefullaim
too many secrets behind it all need to be exposed
Posted by: thealltheone on Oct 23, 2008 11:56 AM   
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"The fact remains that military up the chain of command report to the Commander in Chief — not to Congress or to you and me, and not to the Governors as most of the National Guard do."
I really feel for these guys who joined the military after 9/11 who were lied to. The real reasons behind 9/11 and the war still need to be exposed to the public. Evelyn, blogger from the site Free Iraq put it together; Who benefited from 9/11? Those who profited put options scam were none other than Pete Peterson of the Blackstone Group, Larry Silverstein, George Soros who is a part owner of Blackstone Group, Jeffrey Greenberg who owned 7% of Blackstone, son of Hank Greenberg of AIG which is one of the 38 companies that benefited directly from put option sales before 9/11, Alan Greenberg, Rudy Guilliani, Jerry Hauer - Office of Emergency Management, Henry Kissinger, David Rockefeller, Lord Nathan Rothschild, George Bush, Dick Cheney, Greenberg Tarig, Warren Buffet of AIG. The U.S.Government, the Israeli government and the British government were all involved in taking down the twin towers. It had nothing to do with some guy called bin Laden, living in a cave in Afghanistan. I've spent the last seven years investigating who is behind 9/11 - in the quest to create the information necessary to call for intervention by apprehending these criminals and bringing them to justice."
The final text of the Iraq pact reveals US debaclle; The final draft, dated Oct. 13, not only imposes unambiguous deadlines for withdrawal of U.S. combat troops by 2011 but makes it extremely unlikely that a U.S. non-combat presence will be allowed to remain in Iraq for training and support purposes beyond the 2011 deadline for withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces.
The collapse of the Bush administration's ambitious plan for a long-term U.S. presence in Iraq highlights the degree of unreality that has prevailed among top U.S. officials in both Washington and Baghdad on Iraqi politics. They continued to see the Maliki regime as a client which would cooperate with U.S. aims even after it was clear that Maliki's agenda was sharply at odds with that of the United States.
They also refused to take seriously the opposition to such a presence even among the Shiite clerics who had tolerated it in order to obtain Shiite control over state power. A translation posted by Raed Jarrar on his website Oct. 20, reveals that the Bush administration has been forced to give up its aims of softening the deadline for withdrawal and of a residual non-combat force in the country. Unlike the Aug. 6 draft, the final text treats any extension of that date as a modification of the agreement, which could be done only "in accordance to constitutional procedures in both countries".
And, I really want to know what is up with this??? Powerful generals and admirals from some of the most powerful nations on Earth are reportedly meeting in the local area this weekend after flying into the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear on Friday.
Among the passengers of a large Boeing 757 airplane with "United States of America" printed on its fuselage were top members of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and their counterparts from France, Germany and another country, possibly Great Britain, according to Barry DeFuria, a town of Harrietstown councilman and Airport Committee member who was there. A top military delegation from Italy flew in on a separate Falcon airplane.
Town Supervisor Larry Miller, also on the Airport Committee, was also there and confirmed which nations' officials were on which planes. He said he and DeFuria had to get security clearances to be present and that soldiers were guarding the 757 around the clock.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is the leadership council of the U.S. military, comprised of the top general or admiral of each branch of the armed services. Its current chairman is Admiral Michael Mullen. The plot thickens...

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Something every 'Merkaan must come to terms with
Posted by: DaBear on Oct 23, 2008 7:36 PM   
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We live in a soldier-cult where blind obedience to hierarchal authority is paramount and revered, where warrior codes are perversely re-interpreted so terms like "duty" and "honor" take the lowest possible form and definition. Hero too is a new-speak term in this soldier-cult leading many 'Merkaaners astray, much like their fundie cult religions that teach them war=peace, hate=love, conformist uniformity=diversity.

Here's a basic primer, 'Merkaaners, this is what a warrior looks like, and Blake is among these:

The Seven Principles of Bushido

Bushido encompasses a system of moral principles. It embodies a code of daily living for the warrior. Those instructed in the code are expected to discipline themselves according to it. The seven principles of budo are:
Rectitude
means correct judgment or procedure for the resolution of righteousness. "To die when it is right to die, to strike when it is right to strike." A warrior never chooses to fight based on "orders" A warrior is required to sort out when it is right to die or to strike.
Courage
is a virtue only in the cause of righteousness. Death for an unworthy cause was termed a dog"s death. "It is true courage to live when it is right to live, and to die only when it is right to die."
Benevolence
love, affection for others, emmpathy, sympathy and nobility of feeling are regarded as the highest attributes of the soul. "Benevolence brings under its sway whatever hinder its power just as water subdues fire."
Politeness
is a poor virtue if it is actuated only by a fear of offending good taste. Rather it should stem from an authentic, sympathetic regard for the feeling of others. "In its highest form politeness approaches love."
Veracity
"truthfulness." Lying is deemed cowardly, and it is regarded as wholly dishonorable. Indeed the word of a warrior guarantees the truthfulness of an assertion because a warrior is honor bound to truth. No oath is necessary. "Propriety carried beyond bounds becomes a lie."
Honor
a vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth is implicit in the word honor. "Dishonor is like a scar on a tree which time, instead of effacing only helps to enlarge."
Loyalty
Only in the code of bushido does loyalty assume importance. In the conflict between loyalty and affection the code never wavers from the choice of loyalty to bushido. "A Warrior was obliged to appeal to the intelligence and conscience of his sovereign by demonstrating the sincerity of his words with the shedding of his own blood." A warrior would rather die than obey an immoral, untruthful, dishonorable, unjust, or unbenevolent directive.

You want to know more, read the Hakagure and Morehei Ueshiba's Budo, better yet, go study Aikido which was created from Japanese bushido arts in the context and consciousness of a post-Hiroshima/Nagasaki-an world. These people "get it" while 'Merkaans, like pathetic four-year old children and emotional miscreants continuously screw around with the arts of aggression and 'Merkaaner imperial soldiering.

Blake, you are samurai.

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He's No Hero
Posted by: robbie.seal on Oct 24, 2008 8:33 PM   
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OK. Lets get this part out of the way. I have been in the Army since long before 911. I firmly believe that the reasons behind the invasion of Iraq were wrong and that the Taliban deserved a butt kicking for their part in the 911 attacks, support of the Al Qaeda.

I have deployed three times total, twice in support of this war. I am preparing to deploy to Iraq and finish the job (hopefully). I am one of those "we broke Iraq we should fix it" soldiers.

If this soldier had joined before 911 and beleived the war was wrong, I could see his point, but he joined after 911. Now he is being sent to support the war in Afghanistan.

Looks to me like he joined for the glory, but doesn't want to pay the price of that glory. He is no hero. He is a coward.

If he felt that war or killing was wrong, he should not have joined the military. What did he think we do? There are plenty of ways to serve his country without joining the military. No one forced him. It is an all volunteer Army.

If his furor has faded since he sees the hard work and sacrifice required of soldiers, I understand, but I don't have any sympathy for him. He signed. He gave his word. If he continues his fight to not deploy, I hope he experiences the full result of that decision and serves time in jail.

He is no hero. He joined thinking he was a hero. Now that other "heroes" depend on him to do his job, he shies away from his promise to do his part. His promise to do his duty. His word as a man, an adult. His Honor. He is weak. He is a coward.

You want to support a REAL objector? Support those that joined before 911 or before the Iraq War started. Then I won't argue with you.

Have a great day.

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» GO SERVE, BIG BOY. Posted by: BlueBerry PickN
» RE: He's No Hero Posted by: Zeugitai
» RE: He's No Hero Posted by: peacefullaim
He's lucky if he doesn't end up being used as a BigPharma guinea pig...
Posted by: BlueBerry PickN on Oct 25, 2008 4:20 PM   
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Let's not forget what former Surgeon General C. Evert Koop did to C.O.s:

HE INJECTED THEM WITH LIVE HEPATITIS as 'experimental' testing.

niiiiiice.


Spread Love, not corporate dependence...

BlueBerry Pick'n
can be found @
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~~~
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"We, two, form a Multitude" ~ Ovid.
"Violence can only be concealed by a Lie, & the Lie can only be maintained by Violence." ... "Any man, who has once proclaimed Violence as his Method, is inevitably forced to take the Lie as his Principle" – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
~~~
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Why did you join the military?
Posted by: hoffman107 on Oct 27, 2008 8:29 AM   
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I was in the Marine Corps during desert storm. There were quite a few men and women back then, that as soon as the going got tough the not so tough turned into consientious objectors, aka "I was just in for some free college money and I never thought I would actually have to do what I signed up for and was trained for"! Let me say with that as with anything, I am sure not everybody falls into this category. Let me also say that in the Marine Corps I worked in the brigs where these individuals were held, I would personally ask them why they did not want to go to Kuwait and the overwhelming answer "I did not sign up for this crap"! I am sure the same answer would be given 75% of the time now. As for this guy, he should of understood when joining that you do not have the right to say "yay" or "nay" to an order because you do not agree with it. If you wanted that right you should have joined on some where in the civilian workforce, who only have that right because of all of the previous men and women who did their jobs without question or hesitation. THEY ARE THE HEROES.

I am sure alot of people will not like this. Try to be open minded. I am just speaking from actual experience, not because I am for or against the current war, for or against one political party, I am an American. So, God Bless America and all of the men and women protecting our freedom!

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"Share Your Story / Read the Latest"...View the Secrets of the Archives...
Posted by: One American Lady on Oct 30, 2008 7:13 PM   
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At the Website of:
Veterans for Common Sense.org
THEY TELL IT "LIKE IT IS"...full of Truth..

One Good Thing About America...

THE U.S. SOLDIERS / VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES, ARE: "THE GREATEST ASSET, AMERICA HAS, ON ANY AGENDA"..."THEY ARE THE GREATEST / SPECIAL BREED OF PEOPLE, EVER TO *WALK THIS EARTH*, IN DEFENSE OF: FREEDOMS & RIGHTS".

We Need Each of You, & All of You, Just the Way You Are...& All that You Believe In...&
the Fact, that "You Do Stand-Up for All That
You Believe In!!"

I descend from a Direct, Long-Lineage Ancestory, of U.S. Military Soldiers / Veterans, since Before the Revolutionary War, & have More Than 40 Direct Ancestors (men) who Fought in the Revolutionary War...FOR THE
INDEPENDENCE FOR AMERICA, & THE PEOPLE, THEREIN.

Researching Your Ancestory, can bring Peace of Mind & Serenity...to Anyone's Life...& Especially to a Citizen of America, who has Ancestory, From the Era of the 13-Colonies, when Life seemed to be Less Complicated.

Did you know that "it was Chemical-Warfare, which caused (President) George Washington, to "Become Sterile"..unable to "father children", so "He Made Sure that *All Citizens of America, Became His Family*, & He Established a Type of Government, which is *Supposed to Be...Designed to Serve the People*, & He Became the Greatest Leader, America, Ever Had".

(George Washington, "Did Not, Chop Down a Cherry Tree" either. He Lost the Ability to
father children, so therefore, he "lost the Cherry, is the Seed to Bear Children"...no
descendants would he Ever Have, so "think on these things", & remember that, "George Washington is: The Father of Our Country, for real !!).

Read books, & study the Life of George Washington & his cousin (& mine), that of
Dolley Payne/Paine--Todd--Madison. Secrets are There to be Found...

Sincerely,
One American Lady
Veterans Advocate
bojacks1@yahoo.com

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If you are a Disabled U.S. Military Veteran, Wounded Soldier / Widow of...or...
Posted by: One American Lady on Oct 30, 2008 7:34 PM   
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Disabled Dependent / Offspring, From These Individuals...

If you are these individuals: And You Do Not Have the Program of: Aid / Attendance for Homebound Individuals...which provides you with Personal Care-Unskilled Nursing Care-Housekeeping-Food Prep, then...YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE VA BENEFITS, DUE TO YOU.

If you are these individuals, & you don't have a New House / Housekeeper / Monthly Check,coming in / transportation to & from Medical Appointments / etc, then YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE VA BENEFITS, DUE TO YOU.

Don't Let the VA, Pass You By...Stand Up & Demand to Have Your Needs, fulfilled, which are due to you!!

For those who can, there is Educational Benefits for You / Your Spouse, or both & also,
for Your Dependents...

Some Educational Classes, are Available, via Internet / Email...do take advantage of this, aa part of Your Compensation, for having Served to Protect the Rights of the American People & the Land Upon Which We Live, in the
United States.

I thank Each & Every One of You, for Your Willingness to Stand-Up, for Protecting Our Constitutional Rights...& for Defense of Our National Security.

Bless Each & Every One of You, who Serve, on Behalf of the Rest of Us, who do not, for whatever reason, prevents us from doing so.

Always Remember the Words of Dean Martin, & the song he sang: "Everybody Loves Somebody, Sometime"...& America, Should Love Every Soldier / Veteran & Appreciate Their Family Members, who Keep the Homefront Intact."

I'll sure be glad to continue Advocating, on Behalf of the Soldiers / Veterans, in any situation, which can bring More Harmony to Their Lives.

DON'T LET ANYONE KID YOU...IT'S A WIN-WIN GAME, IN FILING FOR THE VA BENEFITS...& having the Right to File & to Recieve.

The Founding Fathers, paved the way, for that action...study their History, it's all there...
if you search for it.

BY THE WAY...DID YOU KNOW THAT A PRESIDENT, "DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE *COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF" ??

THE U.S. PRESIDENT "CAN ASSIGN THAT JOB, TO SOMEONE ELSE", BUT *IT HAS TO BE A ...FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT"...or didn't you know this ..??

George Washington, was the First "Commander-in-Chief"...& He was the First "U.S. President"...
& when Adams, became the 2nd U.S. President, "he Did Not Want to Be the Commander-in-Chief...so HE ALLOWED GEORGE WASHINGTON TO *REMAIN IN THAT POSITION*, & GEORGE WASHINGTON, *RAN THE COUNTRY (THE USA), FROM HIS PLANTATION, IN VIRGINIA*...

This SHOULD GIVE YOU REASON, TO READ / STUDY AMERICAN HISTORY...AT IT'S BEGINNING !!

This Action by U.S. President Adams & George Washington, "Sets a Preceding Law", if it could be "Established as Law, or has already been done"... that "a U.S. President, Does Not Have to Be the *Commander-in-Chief* / in Control of National Security !!

I'm Not a Lawyer, but perhaps I should've been, but I DO HAVE *COMMON SENSE*, & as the Olde Saying Goes..."it takes One to Know One...a Relative, that is...& I believe I do Know Why My Relatives, Wrote the Constitutional Laws, & Who They Had in Mind, when they did write them"...it Was the Soldiers / Veterans & Their Family Members."

GEORGE ESTABLISHED A PROCESS, A STABILITY, SO THERE'D BE *NO HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA*, BUT I BET...NO ONE STUDIES THE BEGINNING OF AMERICAN HISTORY...TO *REALIZE HOW HE DID THIS...OR WHERE THIS CAN BE FOUND*, can you ??

If not...contact me...I'll tell you.

Sincerely,
One American Lady
Veterans Advocate
bojacks1@yahoo.com

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