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Agustin Aguayo
Agustin Aguayo
Nickname(s)	Augie
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	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
Commands	FORSCOM, V Corps
Battles / wars	Iraq War
Awards	National Defense Service Medal; 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 March 6, 2007. He is an Amnesty International declared "Prisoner of Conscience".^[2]

Background

Agustin Aguayo, Medical Dr., enlisted in the United States Army in 2003, the same year which Operation Iraqi Freedom started. 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.

Imprisonment

Agustin 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 in September, 2006, he climbed out of the bathroom window, going AWOL in Germany for 24 days.^[3] He was later apprehended and imprisoned for seven months while awaiting court-martial on charges of Missed Movement and Desertion. His conviction occurred March 6, 2007. He was released from prison in April 2007 and given a bad conduct discharge.

Awards

Aguayo received a German Peace Prize on December 21, 2007.^[4]

References

^ Article in Military Newspaper
^ http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/041/2007/en
^ Tony Paterson. "US. Medic in Germany Found Guilty of Desertion". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
^ "Solidarity Campaign for GI Resisters in German Prison". Courage to Resist. Retrieved 2008-02-01.

External links

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[Stars_&_Stripes-1] Article in Military Newspaper

[2] ttp://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/041/2007/en

[3] Tony Paterson. "US. Medic in Germany Found Guilty of Desertion". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

[4] "Solidarity Campaign for GI Resisters in German Prison". Courage to Resist. Retrieved 2008-02-01.

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 ==Imprisonment==
-Dr Agustin 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 in September, 2006, he climbed out of the bathroom window, going [[Desertion#Absent Without (Official) Leave|AWOL]] in Germany for 24 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=US. Medic in Germany Found Guilty of Desertion |url=http://www.refusingtokill.net/Agustin%20Aguayo/USmedicingermanyguiltyofdesertion.htm |publisher= The Independent |author= Tony Paterson |accessdate = 2007-10-29}}</ref>  He was later apprehended and imprisoned for seven months while awaiting court-martial on charges of Missed Movement and [[Desertion]]. His conviction occurred March 6, 2007. He was released from prison in April 2007 and given a [[bad conduct discharge]].
+Agustin 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 in September, 2006, he climbed out of the bathroom window, going [[Desertion#Absent Without (Official) Leave|AWOL]] in Germany for 24 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=US. Medic in Germany Found Guilty of Desertion |url=http://www.refusingtokill.net/Agustin%20Aguayo/USmedicingermanyguiltyofdesertion.htm |publisher= The Independent |author= Tony Paterson |accessdate = 2007-10-29}}</ref>  He was later apprehended and imprisoned for seven months while awaiting court-martial on charges of Missed Movement and [[Desertion]]. His conviction occurred March 6, 2007. He was released from prison in April 2007 and given a [[bad conduct discharge]].
 ==Awards==

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