I don’t know if I am doing the right thing or not, I am only doing the best I can. If anyone can think of anything better to do to stop this insanity – then, by all means, do it! It is up to all of us to do something to stop this madness!  Quoted from his trial statements for action against the Echo 9 launching facility for the intercontinental nuclear missile Minuteman III. Details at the Jonah House website.
Now I have come to the point where I am forced to choose between my legal obligation to the Army and my deepest moral values. I want to make it clear that I will not compromise my beliefs for any reason. I have a moral obligation not only to myself but to the world as a whole, and this is more important than any contract.
Katherine Jahanski Katherine was court-martialed for refusing to train with weapons and received a bad conduct discharge and a sentence of 120 days imprisonment.
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