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03/16/2004 Archived Entry: "AWOL Sergeant turns self in"
AWOL Sergeant turns self in
He's turned himself in, but there are reportedly 600 soldiers who have gone over the hill.
With a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi to his right and a black-and-white portrait of John Lennon to his left, the 28-year-old Florida National Guard soldier celebrated Communion with a Roman Catholic priest who wore a cross that had been a gift from an Iraqi archbishop. Mejia hugged his weeping mother, Maritza. He solemnly stood before a room of pacifists, declaring himself a "conscientious objector to war" and signing the Army document requesting that status.Then Mejia was driven by bus Monday to a nearby military base, where he identified himself to the guards at the front gate and turned himself in.
"I have no idea what will happen now," Mejia said before leaving the abbey for Hanscom Air Force Base. "But whatever happens--if they try to say I am a criminal and they give me many years in jail--at least I know I've made the right decision and that God has forgiven me already."
Replies: 3 people speak up
Right on Mejia! We're with you.
Posted by DR. K. @ 03/16/2004 10:46 AM NY
Mejia is about to enter a World of Pain. The Neo-Con agenda does not allow for dissent. They will not tolerate a member of the military denouncing Mars, America's new war god.
The right wing media will fashion its Crown of Thorns. Right wing politicians will deliver their 39 lash strokes. The military will nail his sorry ass to the Cross.
Where is Mel Gibson when you need him?
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 03/16/2004 12:18 PM NY
Maybe Fearful Leader will follow the Sergeant's lead and turn himself in...
Posted by George Johnston @ 03/17/2004 01:04 AM NY
