memorial day -

Today we honor the women and men presently in the military who have the courage to resist:

• Several hundred soldiers who have applied for C.O. status
• The 8000+ soldiers who have refused to fight
• The soldiers who have publicly refused to fight:

Stephen Funk Jeremy Hinzman Dan Felushko Carl Webb Wilfredo Torres Diedra Cobb Perry O'Brien Joel Klimkewicz Chas Davis Blake LeMoine Joshua Despain Michael Blake

Camilo Mejia Brandon Hughey Abdul Henderson Ghanim Khalil Pablo Paredes   Kevin Benderman Cliff Cornell Eric Riley Hart Viges Ryan Johnson Sgt. Corey D. Martin Katherine Jashinski

Jimmy Massey        Mathew Potts David Sanders         Chris Magaoay Abdulla Webster     Kyle Snyder Michael Sudbury     Robin Long David Bunt              Patrick Hart Aidan Delgado         Jessica Faustner Darrell Anderson    Neil Quentin Lucas Adam Mowery        Dale Bertell Joshua Key             Jonathan Barriga Preston Betts          Jessica Faustner Chris Harrison Ivan Brobeck

“War will exist until … the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.” ~John F. Kennedy

We honor the women and men of all wars who have had the courage to resist:

• 500,000 during the War against Vietnam
• 2500 soldiers during the Gulf War who were jailed
• 37,000 C.O.’s during WWII
• 4,700 C.0.’s during Korean War

Resources:

GI Rights Hot line  800-394-9544  www.girights.objector.org

Central Committee for Conscientious Objections www.objector.org

Courage to Resist  www.couragetoresist.org

www.codepinkalert.org            www.womensayenough.org