Conscientious Objector

Bob Herbert's piece about Aidan Delgado inspires me this Mother's Day. Stationed in Iraq, Aidan witnessed crimes against Iraqi civilians by American troops. He confronted these actions and ultimately applied for conscientious objector status. He must have way proud parents, I bet.
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Anonymous said…
You're rather inspiring yourself Lee-Lee!! -- I KNOW you have "way proud parents" and I also know you and Pete the Man are "way proud parents!"--- Happy Mother's Day!
4:40 PM
LH said…
Thanks dearheart! It was good yakking with brother bar today.
Is the lawn evenly mowed?
5:51 PM
Anonymous said…
I read the article and think that's pretty amazing.

He tried to change things from the inside out, all right. Sad that people like that just don't "fit" in the military.
8:35 AM
LH said…
I was surprised to learn that you can leave the army under c.o. status. I thought that c.o. was only a way to keep from being drafted.
3:10 PM
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