Soldier Refuses Orders to Redeploy to Iraq ; Horrors of War Lead Him to Apply for Objector Status
The Columbian › January 18, 2005
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HINESVILLE, Ga. - A young girl clutching her arm blackened by burns, dogs feeding off bodies in mass graves the images still haunt Sgt. Kevin Benderman 15 months after he came home from Iraq.
Witnessing the brutal reality of war, Benderman stunned his commanders when he sought a discharge as a conscientious objector after 10 years in the Army.See the full content of this document
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Soldier Refuses Orders to Redeploy to Iraq ; Horrors of War Lead Him to Apply for Objector Status
In an interview with The Associated Press, the sergeant said he never grasped the misery that war inflicts on civilians as well as combatants until he saw it all firsthand.
"Some people may b...See the full content of this document
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