vets get effed
June 3rd, 2007 by jay
Get this: Adam Kokesh, an Iraq Veteran Against the War who appeared in our short vid GIs Take Manhattan, received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps last November. But the Marine Corps recently informed him that, because he was photographed wearing his uniform at a political event, they plan to revoke his status and replace it with an other-than-an-honorable discharge.
Adam’s hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 4th, and this morning he and a few other members of IVAW appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” where they used some of our footage to illustrate their story:
- Read a letter from Adam Kokesh’s asking for support
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[...] in the interview was Adam Kokesh, who was threatened with an other-than-an-honorable discharge by the Marine Corp for wearing his uniform at the event. Watch ABC news item here. This entry is filed under War on [...]
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that is stupid
Comment by Anonymous — April 14, 2008 @ 9:21 am