Date: July 15, 2005 4:37:38 PM EDT
Subject: SUPPORT KEVIN BENDERMAN!
SUPPORT SGT. KEVIN BENDERMAN'S RIGHT TO BE A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR TO THE IRAQ WAR
Sgt. Kevin Benderman, a 10 year veteran of the Army's Third Infantry
Division, refused to deploy for his 2nd tour in Iraq. He applied for conscientious
objector status, recognized by the Army Legal Code as the right of every
soldier, even in combat units. Sgt. Benderman was rejected as a CO; his court
martial is scheduled for July 28th at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, and he faces up to 7
years in jail. 17 other soldiers from Sgt. Benderman's unit went AWOL, two tried
to kill themselves and one had a relative shoot him in the leg to avoid
deployment.
SUPPORT: SGT. BENDERMAN and his wife MONICA have a national defense
Letters are sent to Representative Patricia McKinney and Secretary Rumsfeld.
Please forward this email to all your friends.
If you want to contribute to Sgt. Benderman's legal defense, send a check or
money order to the meeting made Payable to: Traprock Peace Center. All the
checks or money orders will be mailed to:
Kevin Benderman C.O. Defense Fund
C/O Susan Watkins
P. O. 325
Shutesbury, MA 01072-0325
Sincerely,
Military Families Speak Out NY-NJ-CT
