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DESCRIPTION:On May 21, 2004, 28-year-old Sgt. Camilo Mejia was sentenced to one year in 
 prison for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Camilo spent six months in 
 combat in Iraq, then returned for a two-week furlough to the U.S. During 
 that time he reflected on what he had seen, including the abuse of 
 prisoners and the killing of civilians. He concluded that the war was 
 illegal and immoral, and decided that he would not return. In March 2004 he 
 turned himself in to the U.S. military and filed an application for 
 conscientious objector status.  He was tried by the army as a deserter and 
 sentenced to one year in the stockade.  "By putting my weapon down, I chose 
 to reassert myself as a human being."--Camilo Mejia  Mejia will be joined 
 by another Army sergeant and Iraq War veteran turned conscientious 
 objector, Kevin Benderman, who faces a May 11 court martial for refusing a 
 second deployment to Iraq. The popular local folk band Annie and the Vets 
 will play at the event.  $5 - $15 suggested donation benefits Veterans for 
 Peace and Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/25/64343.php
SUMMARY:Camilo Mejia - GI Resister, Conscientious Objector, and Iraq War Veteran
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church - Main Hall  505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto  
 (Wheelchair accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/04/25/64343.php
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