![]() Unlike the stereotype (white, middle-class, hippie), Gulf War Conscientious Objectors came from all walks of life. In the end, nearly 100 COs were imprisoned. All branches of the military imprisoned some Conscientious Objectors. The Marine Corps ignored their own CO processing regulations. The Army, for a time, refused to accept many applications. The government reacted harshly to these applications. Over 2500 US soldiers filed for Conscientious Objector discharges during the Gulf War the fastest rise in CO applications in US history. and the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, is dedicated to using electronic resources to provide routes of collaboration and make available primary and secondary sources for researchers, students, teachers, writers and librarians interested in the 1960s.īreaking Ranks with the Gulf War Michael Marsh The Sixties Project, sponsored by Viet Nam Generation Inc. For information on a specific text, contact Kalí Tal. A few of the texts we publish are in the public domain. This notice must accompany any redistribution of the text. These texts may not be archived, printed, or redistributed in any form for a fee, without the consent of the copyright holder. These texts may be used, printed, and archived in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of U.S. Texts made available by the Sixties Project, are generally copyrighted by the Author or by Viet Nam Generation, Inc., all rights reserved. Viet Nam Generation Journal & Newsletter V3, N4 (January 1992) Breaking Ranks with the Gulf War, Michael Marsh
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