We Ain't Serving No More!!-Call to Conscience

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> [apfn-1] " WE AIN'T SERVING NO

> MORE!!!! " -Call to Conscience

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> " WE AIN'T SERVING NO MORE!!!! "

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> Letter From Ret Marine Corps CSM And Ret Marine Corp

> Major - " WE AIN'T SERVING NO MORE!! "

> Lajocanda

> 9-3-4

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> As a military family with a combined total of 57

> years

> of active service in the U. S. Army, myself, son,

> and

> daughter-in-law have accumulated over 80 combat

> medals, one or more of us have served in Vietnam,

> Cambodia, Grenada, Panama, El Salvador, Kosovo,

> Bosnia, and three of us served together during

> Desert

> Storm. My son recently returned from the Iraq War,

> his

> third war, and, being fed up with Bush lies and

> back-to-back deployments, applied to be discharged

> from his " indefinite enlistment " status.

>

 

> Six days later he was under investigation for making

> " disloyal comments " about George Bush...which

> amounted

> to saying in general conversation with other

> soldiers

> that " Bush should have never started the war " and

> " Bush is no military leader. " He was charged under

> Article-15 and was denied an attorney and could not

> cross-examine the case against him. His 14 years of

> military service up to this point was flawless, he

> was

> an excellent soldier, and in spite of numerous

> superiors who testified in his favor, he was demoted

> and sentenced to 45 days of extra duty.

>

>

> His crime involved nothing more than expressing his

> personal political opinion as guareeteed under the

> Bill of Rights, the very document that he had risked

> his life defending. Our government claims to be

> fighting for democracy, however those who risk their

> lives for democracy are being denied their basic

> rights of freedom of speech and opinion. My friends,

> the Bill of Rights and democracy are dead under the

> Bush Administration. This is only a sampling of what

> will happen if this administration is re-elected.

>

>

> For generations we have been a loyal and faithful

> military family, however with this recent action

> taken

> against a member of our family, we will no longer

> encourage military service to our future

> generations.

> In other words, we are going to do the same thing

> that

> Bush, Cheney, Wolfovitz, and most members of

> congress

> do, WE AIN,T SERVING NO MORE!!

>

>

> The Iraq War was based on lies and exaggerations,

> poor

> intelligence, a mass deception with no rhymne nor

> reason for invading Iraq. For those who still have

> kids and loved ones in this illegal war, our

> blessings

> and best wishes go out to you. We pray for their

> safe

> return. It is refreshing to see an organization like

> Military Families Speak Out because our active

> service

> members are silenced by the system and need all the

> voices that can be mustered.

>

>

> Charlie C. Carlson II

> Command Sergeant-Major USA Ret.

> Dot Diehl-Carlson

> [Ex-Major USA Vietnam Vet]

> By Charlie C. Carlson II

> Tuesday 31st August 2004

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