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I was brought
into the Company office and I was told by a major that I would be
brought up on charges of leading and conspiring to mutiny against the
United States government, because there were three of us who were
refusing to go on combat operations.
And that I would
be facing a 20-to-life sentence. And so I walked out of there in shock
thinking, well, I'm going to jail for a long time. I didn't know there
was a GI Movement. I just had this strong moral sense of something not
being right.
[SELECTIVE
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REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SELECTIVE
FIRST NAME: WILLIAM
MIDDLE NAME: RALPH
LAST NAME: SHORT
SELECTIVE SERVICE NO.: 33 13
DATE OF BIRTH: SEPT. 17, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH: CINCINNATI, OHIO
COLOR EYES: BRN.
COLOR HAIR: BRN.
HEIGHT: 5 FT. 11]
Then they sent me
to see the quote, "Company Shrink." He said, "Well, what are you really
concerned about?" And I said, "I don't care about prison time, I just
want to have some connection with my home." I didn't want to be
ostracized from American culture and society. And he said, "Well, let me
show you something." And he reached into some drawer that he had, and he
pulled out this New York Times newspaper. And there was a full page ad
that had all these signatures of all these people who were opposed to
the war.
[GIs
Stationed in Vietnam
Sp/4 James R. Abbott
Sp/4 Kenneth E. Adams
Sp/4 David A. Anderson
Sp/5 Thomas W. Arbogast
Sp/4 Rayfield Archer
Pfc. Eddie Arnold
Pfc. John Ashley
Sp/4 Robert J. Aune
Sp/4 Clark J. Bailey
A1c. Gary s. Baklund
Cpl. Martin D. Ballard
L/Cpl. Russell E. Barnes
L/Cpl. Wayne Belcher
Sp/5 Stuart Bernstein
L/Cpl. James R. Blanke
Pfc. Ernest A. Blouin
Sp/4 David A. Bodge
Cpl. Terry L. Bostic
Sp/5 David G. Briddick
Sp/4 Robert N. Bright
Sgt. Thomas Principe
Sp/5 Nicholas O. Rawling
Sp/4 Bernard Remez
L. Cpl. David A. Ritchey
Pfc. Eddie Rivera
L/Cpl. James A. Roberts
Sp/4 Randle Rockford
HN John M. Rohrs
Sp/5 Howard F. Said
Sp/5 Daniel M. Sakach
Sp/4 Joseph R. San George
L/Cp. Gerald L. Schaff
Sp/4 John M. Scheuer
Sgt. James H. Schumock
Sp/4 Rene-Segura
L/Cpl. John D. Sheets
1Lt. Glenn W. Shriver
Pfc. Edward J. Sklenchar
Sgt. Timothy N. Smith
Sp/4 Warren V. Smith
Pfc. Henry F. Souza
DAVE BLALOCK, U.S.
ARMY: It was a full page advertisement signed by 1,400 active duty
soldiers, denouncing the war and supporting the November 15th
demonstration, the November 15th moratorium demonstration.
Helping Hand Available Here
MORATORIUM
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