THE FEW. THE PROUD. THE DISILLUSIONED.
Conflict in Iraq: Some active duty troops, while proud to serve, are speaking out and signing a petition against the war
Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Last month, a career chief master sergeant in the Air Force wrote an opinion piece in the military newspaper Stars and Stripes opposing the war, and a busload of retired veterans and civilian activists toured military bases in the South, hoping to coax more support from active duty soldiers. Over the past month, more than 1,700 soldiers have signed an online Appeal for Redress — appealforredress.org — a legally sanctioned way for members of the military to oppose the war.