Conscientious objector
Sailor who refused to learn how to fire a gun because of 'immoral' Afghan war jailed...
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A Royal Navy medic was jailed for seven months today after he refused to draw a gun because he disagreed with the war in Afghanistan. Leading Medical Advisor Michael Lyons disobeyed the order by an officer to pick up an SA80 as part of rifle training on the grounds that it was 'against his moral beliefs.' Lyons, 25, told a court martial he became disillusioned with the service after reading about troops killing civilians on whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. He had already applied for, but had been denied, conscientious objector status when he was ordered to undertake the rifle training before...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:14:15 AM
Navy ensign given discharge; cited Quaker beliefs
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Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- Officials say a junior officer at a Connecticut submarine base has received an honorable discharge after suing the Navy, saying his Quaker beliefs prevent him from participating in war. . . . As part of his honorable discharge, he will reimburse the Navy for his education.
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:14:15 AM
U.S. Soldier, Citing His Muslim Religion, Seeks Conscientious Objector Status
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A Muslim soldier from Texas who joined the U.S. Army last year now wants to leave the military, claiming he is a conscientious objector whose devotion to Islam has suffered since he took an oath to defend the United States against all enemies. Pfc. Naser Abdo, a 20-year-old infantryman assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., filed for conscientious objector status in June because his faith and the military simply don't mix, he told FoxNews.com. The Army has deferred his scheduled deployment to Afghanistan.
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:14:15 AM
US soldier who abandoned unit returns from Canada
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Sporting a dragon tattoo on his forearm and skulls on both biceps, Cliff Cornell's looks tough. But he dissolves into tears as he reflects on his return to the Army four years after he fled to Canada to avoid the war in Iraq. "I'm nervous, scared," Cornell said, wiping puffy eyes beneath his sunglasses Monday at a Savannah hotel after a three-day bus ride from Seattle. "I'm just not a fighter. I know it sounds funny, but I have a really soft heart." Cornell, 29, of Mountain Home, Ark., planned to turn himself in to military police Tuesday at nearby...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:14:15 AM
Medal of Honor recipient Doss dies
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Desmond T. Doss, Sr., the only conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II, has died. He was 87 years old. Doss never liked being called a conscientious objector. He preferred the term conscientious cooperator. Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, Doss did not believe in using a gun or killing because of the sixth commandment which states, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). Doss was a patriot however, and believed in serving his country. During World War II, instead of accepting a deferment, Doss voluntarily joined the Army as a conscientious objector. Assigned to the 307th...
Published on Saturday 19th of May 2012 09:14:15 AM
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