GI Seeks Conscienscious Objector Status

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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - A Florida soldier who refused to return to duty in Iraq (news - web sites) turned himself in to military authorities on Monday, saying he would seek conscientious objector status.

Accompanied by his lawyer, Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, 28, surrendered at the base's gate to two military police officers, who drove him away.

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A crowd of peace activists cheered Mejia and shouted encouragement: "We love you!" "Go with God!"

"I am saying no to war; I have chosen peace," Mejia said earlier at a news conference arranged by anti-war activists in the town of Sherborn near Boston. "I went to Iraq and was an instrument of violence and now I have decided to become an instrument of peace."


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040316/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/anti_war_soldier_8

[H2O Man]

1. There is no longer C.O. status.

This is an important case that people should pay close attention to. It is impossible to "go" for C.O. status, because it does not exist by law at this time. This fellow has balls. Let's support him. Let's push the issue. It needs to be addressed.