Camilo Mejia (3): Road from ar Ramadi

Part three of Camilo Mejia's speech on following the call of his conscience from the front lines of Iraq into jail.

Former Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia shares the experiences that led him to refuse to return to Iraq after five months on the front lines. With nearly eight years in the military Mejia faced a court-marshal and received a sentence of one year in prison and a bad conduct discharge. After prison Mejia became active in the anti-war movement with IVAW and has authored a book on his experiences titled "Road from ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Mejía".

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• Iraq
• war
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• I.V.A.W.
• veterans
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• peace
• conscience
• torture
• resistance
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