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Agustin Aguayo | |
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| Nickname(s) | Augie |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 2003–2007 |
| Rank | Specialist (reduced to Private First Class after court-martial) |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division[1] |
| Commands | FORSCOM, V Corps |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | National Defense Service Ribbon Iraq Campaign Medal |
| Other work | Conscientious Objector Advocate |
Agustin Aguayo is a veteran of the Iraq War and was convicted of desertion by a court martial in March, 2007. He is an Amnesty International declared "Prisoner of Conscience".
Background
Aguayo enlisted in the United States Army in 2003, the same year the second (and ongoing) Gulf War began. Aguayo was trained by the Army as a combat infantryman. After his advanced individual training he was stationed in Germany, and was soon deployed to the Middle East.
Service in Iraq
Aguayo completed his first tour while refusing to load his weapon. He was ordered to pull guard duties and convoy details, and never backed down from the principle of non-violence that he felt guided by.[2]
Imprisonment
Aguayo was notified his unit would be returned to Iraq and instead missed his unit's movement to that theater of operations. When military police came to his family home, he climbed out of the bathroom window, going AWOL in Germany for 24 days.[3]
He was later apprehended and imprisoned while awaiting court-martial on charges of Missed Movement and Desertion. He was released from prison in April 2007. He told reporters after his release from prison that he wanted to "do wonderful things for myself and my country". ,[4]
Awards
Aguayo received a German Peace Prize on December 21, 2007.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Article in Military Newspaper
- ^ "Courage to Resist: Agustin Aguayo". Retrieved 2007-10-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "US. Medic in Germany Found Guilty of Desertion". Retrieved 2007-10-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Author=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "War Resistor Speaks Out After His Release From Military Prison". Democracy!Now. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
- ^ "Solidarity Campaign for GI Resisters in German Prison". Retrieved 2008-02-01.
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