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Former Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia
Nicaraguan immigrant Camilo Mejia joined the US Army and then the National Guard to get money for college. In January 2003, he was activated with his National Guard unit. By April, they were on their way to Iraq, where they participated in firefights, saw the killing of civilians, and witnessed the abuse of prisoners. On leave back in the United States, Mejia refused to return to Iraq. He surrendered to authorities in March 2004 and was sentenced to one year in prison. He was released in February 2005.
“I have witnessed the suffering of a people whose country is in ruins and who are further humiliated by the raids, patrols, and curfews of an occupying army.
My experience of this war has changed me forever.” – Camilo Mejia
Monday, December 5, 2005
11:00 am-noon (community time)
The Underground
Ellison Campus Center, Salem State College
Sponsored by The Peace Institute and the Program in Latin American Studies
For more information contact Avi Chomsky; achomsky@salemstate.edu; 978-542-6389
Posted by nscolombia
at 12:01 AM EST
Updated: 5 December 2005 10:44 AM EST
