When young American men and women sign up to serve in the US military, our government makes a basic promise to them: that if they are wounded in the line of duty they will get the care they need. Unfortunately, for tens of thousands of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, that's a promise that only exists on paper.
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This panel will expose torture, abuse, mishandling and mutilation of the dead, and other derogatory treatment of Iraqi and Afghan civilians.
In March 2004, a North Carolina soldier, Samuel W. Lynch, became one of a small number of soldiers who have been deployed to Iraq even though they filed as conscientious objectors. While he was in Iraq, Lynch joined other U.S. troops during security and humanitarian missions, but he remained unarmed and worked as a medic.
24 year old former Corporal Matthew Childers originally hails from Ona, West Virginia. Childers served Iraq with the United States 1st Marines, 1st Marines Division, which is based at Camp Pendleton.
From the March 15th, 2008 "Racism and War: the Dehumanization of the Enemy, Part 1" Panel.
Former Corporal Michael Leduc of Gloucester, Massachusetts took part in the November 2004 siege of Fallujah, which was codenamed Operation Phantom Fury. The Operation left thousands of Iraqi civilians dead.
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia deserted the US military after fighting for five months in Iraq. He now serves as Chair of the Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War. He hopes the Winter Soldier gathering will lead to an increase in GI Resistance across the Armed Forces.
Michael Totten is a former US Army Specialist from Buffallo, New York. He served as a military policeman in Iraq.
Jeffrey Smith was an infantryman in the army for over 6 years. A native of Orlando, Florida, he’s served in Balad, Iraq; Qatar, and at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
From the March 15th "Racism and War: the Dehumanization of the Enemy, Part 1" Panel.
