Resisters Who Went Back
Several war resisters have returned to the US, with mixed results. Darrell Anderson turned himself in at Ft. Knox, Ky. in October 2006. He got an Other Than Honorable Discharge after a few days and is now living in his hometown nearby.
But when Kyle Snyder also turned himself in at Ft. Knox, he was not discharged. Instead, he was ordered to report to his unit in Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. He decided to go AWOL, and in November 2006 he started to speak publicly about his opposition to the war and demanding to be discharged without penalty in the US.
Ivan Brobeck also returned to the US. A Marine, he was taken to Quantico Marine Base, Va., near his home town of Arlington, and is being held there pending a decision on the charges against him.
James Burmeister also returned to the US. On July 16, 2008, he was sentenced to 9 months in jail for desertion.
The War Resisters Support Campaign did not recommend that these war resisters return to the US.
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