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        <p>BRAGG BRIEFS<lb /><lb />Ts UNITED Against the War in Indochina<lb /><lb />GI's stationed at Fort Brages<lb /><lb />pirit of the Declaration of Independence and-the<lb /><lb />It is a free press published by active duty<lb />North Carolina dedicated to establishing responsible<lb /><lb />alternatives to the current military and economic systemse<lb /><lb />Oe May 1970<lb /><lb />MIS TO Tea<lb />jem<lb /><lb />A CO " Ie ee<lb />ADVISERS WE Fa<lb />Oi $<lb /><lb />PNOMPENH, Cambodia (LNS)<lb /><lb />oDonTt Worry-This Time WeTre Going To Do It Right!�<lb /><lb />several hundred unarmed men,<lb /><lb />20¢ Donation<lb /><lb />"_ "<lb />ah<lb /><lb />women and<lb /><lb />children are shot down in the village of Prasauc near the Cambodian<lb /><lb />border.<lb /><lb />The bodies of over four hundred Vietnamese roped together<lb /><lb />are found floating down the Mekong River near the Cambodian capital.<lb />These are just two aspects of the political program of the new Can-<lb /><lb />bodian regime.<lb /><lb />TH<lb /><lb />Priest: Trial Over<lb /><lb />Roger Acquitted on 6;<lb /><lb />Found Guilty on 2 Charges<lb /><lb />On April 23rd, after six hours<lb />and forty-seven minutes of delib-<lb />eration, a general courts-martial<lb />board of five officers found Sea-<lb />mon Roger Priest guilty on two<lb />specifications of violations of<lb />Article 134, saying that the May<lb />and June issues of Priest*Ts pub-<lb />lication OM, in their entirity,<lb />promoted disloyalty and dissaf-<lb />fection among troops. A member<lb />of the board, a medical service<lb />corps Commander, had tears in his<lb /><lb />eyes as the verdict was read,<lb />' Maximum sentence for the two<lb /><lb />violations is six years and a<lb />dishonorable discharge, a bit<lb />less than the thirty-nine years<lb />Priest faced for the original<lb /><lb />eight charges (he was acquitted<lb />on six of the charges),<lb /><lb />Defense attorneys plan to ap-<lb />peal the case to the Military<lb />Court of Appeals and eventually<lb />to the federal courts if that<lb /><lb />proves necessary. A petition<lb />will be filed asking Rear Ad-<lb />miral George P Kock to defer the<lb />sentence pending the appeal. This<lb />procedure is the military equiv-<lb />alent of bail incorporated in the<lb />UCMJ by the Military Justice Act<lb />of 1968. It is expected that Kock<lb />will deny the petition, making it<lb />necessary to refile the petition<lb />to Secretary of the Navy William<lb /><lb />Chafee along with congressional<lb /><lb />investigations into the whole<lb />matter.<lb /><lb />(Continued on page 4)<lb /><lb />Joining the ranks of Nguyen<lb /><lb />Van Thieu and Souvanna Phouma,<lb />Priemer Lon Nol completes the set<lb /><lb />of U.S. supported despots in Indo-<lb />chinae And he's not wasting time<lb />in catching up -- according to<lb /><lb />the Australian journalist Wilfred<lb />Burchett, more people are now be-<lb />ing killed in Cambodia than in<lb />Vietname South Vietnamese troops<lb />are making regular forays across<lb />the border to omop up� in villages<lb />inhabited by the Vietnamese and<lb />Cambodians.<lb /><lb />There are 600,000 Vietnamese<lb />living in Cambodia, many of whom<lb />work on rubber plantationse They<lb />have been the main victims of the<lb />recent massacres, and the military<lb />regime has attributed this to the<lb />Supposed age-old hatred between<lb />the Vietnamese and Cambodians.<lb />It's strange that this bitterness<lb />should have lain dormant for so<lb />long, and suddenly cause hundreds<lb />of deaths in the month following<lb />Lon Nol*s coupe<lb /><lb />The age-old hatred operating<lb />in Cambodia seems to be that be-<lb />tween a tiny group of wealthy<lb />rulers and the poor peasants and<lb />laborers of the country.<lb /><lb />In the province of Kompong Cham<lb />Cambodians stabbed to death Police<lb />Commissioner Hin Nil, younger<lb />brother of Lon Nol, on March 28.<lb />Earlier, the people of Kompong |<lb />Cham killed two members of par-<lb />liament with sticks.<lb /><lb />Violent demonstrations against<lb /><lb />the rightwing coup have taken<lb />place in scores of towns and vil-<lb />lages throughout Cambodia. In<lb /><lb />Kompont, Takeo, Kratie, Prey Veng<lb />and Kandal Provinces thousands of<lb /><lb />continued on page 6<lb /><lb />A<lb /><lb />Xp i<lb />a i<lb /><lb />Free to Servicemen<lb /><lb />M-16 RALLY<lb /><lb />SCHEDULED<lb /><lb />On Saturday May l6th, GI's UNI-<lb />TED is sponsoring a counter-Armed<lb />Forces Day rally in Fayetteville.<lb />It calls for the support of every<lb />concerned GI and features speech~<lb />es by Rennie Davis, Jane Fonda,<lb />and Mark Lane.<lb /><lb />No longer should young men sit<lb />by and through silence, aimlessly<lb />and unconsciously give support to<lb />the Nixon administration's war ef-<lb />fort in Indochina. By remaining<lb />aloof, despite strong feelings a-<lb />gainst the war, you only add fuel<lb />to the military machine. By being<lb />a strac obedient soldier you have<lb />formed for Nixon not a great dis-<lb />Sident, but a silent olive-draba<lb />bed majority, a mindless body of<lb />men that can be mobilized and cap-<lb />riciously sent anywhere on the<lb />globee<lb /><lb />Showing up May 16th at Rowan<lb />Street Park is one small way you<lb />can tell Mr Nixon how you feel.<lb />It*s all legal. Truthfully, one<lb />has a duty, call it a moral ob-<lb />ligation, to speak out against<lb />the US military escapades. Speak<lb />out against the very machine that<lb />has ripped you away from your own<lb />life to perpetrate international<lb />crimes.<lb /><lb />This machine must be stopped.<lb />sure, you sit in the barracks at<lb />night and ridicule the lifers,<lb />count your remaining days, and<lb />express disfavor with our invol-<lb />vemente Too many Americans feel<lb />their only political obligation<lb />is to pull a lever in November.<lb />By remaining so passive, we have<lb />allowed the existence of an un-<lb />concerned, money grabbing, look-<lb />good-for-reelection governmental<lb />structure e<lb /><lb />For once forget your spoiled<lb />American easy life, plat a roleT<lb />in the fate of your country. We<lb />are not asking you to resort to<lb />violence or any illegal infringe-<lb />ments of the government, we are<lb />asking simply that you take an<lb />active role protesting against<lb />an incorrigible military govern-<lb />mente Come out and hear Rennie<lb />Davisy Jane Fonda, Mark Lane and<lb />others. Live music is also plann-<lb />ed.<lb /><lb />Jane Fonda known more for her<lb />movie roles (currently playing a<lb />moribund, bitter loser in "They<lb />Shoot Horses") has been touring<lb />the US speaking for GI and Indian<lb />rights .<lb /><lb />Rennie Davis, perhaps now re-<lb />covered from the Chicago 8 Con-<lb />spiracy trial and all the insan+«<lb />ities that seemed to have gone<lb />along with it, will rap on lib-<lb />erty and justice and other things<lb />lacking in American culture.<lb /><lb />(Map and continuation on page 8)<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />May 1970<lb /><lb />Letters to the Editor<lb /><lb />Dear Sirs<lb /><lb />I have just finished reading<lb />the March and April editions of<lb />BRAGG BRIEFS. These were the first<lb />I have ever seen. They were GREAT.<lb />I was deeply touched by the artic-<lb />les on ROGER PRIEST who is being<lb />court-martialed in Washington, D.C.,<lb />by the U. S. Navy. Being recently<lb />discharged, I have a good idea how<lb />the modern military machine works<lb />and I feel sorry for PRIEST.<lb /><lb />I have written Senator Sam J.<lb />Ervin, Jr., a champion in human<lb />rights and civil liberties, and<lb />asked him to look into the court-<lb />martial proceedings to see if there<lb />was anything he could do to help<lb />PRIEST. When I hear from Senator<lb />Ervin, I shall let you know immed-<lb />jately. I enjoyed your newspaper<lb />and enclosed is a five dollar don-<lb />ation. Please put me on your mail-<lb />ing list.<lb /><lb />Very respectfully<lb />Postmaster<lb />Name Withheld<lb /><lb />PS<lb />Killing for Peace is like<lb />Raping for Chastity!<lb /><lb />Dear Editora:<lb /><lb />Hi: I got a copy of " Bragg<lb />Briefs" from a friend of mine,<lb />Hope Halliday, Pvt. Halliday's<lb />sister. I think what you are doing<lb />is great, really great; there<lb />needs to be a movement of soldiers<lb /><lb />against the war. I'm a 17 1/2 year<lb />ola nign scnvvl senivr whe actively<lb /><lb />supports the peace movement here.<lb />I just wanted to write you to let<lb />you know that I support what you<lb />are doing, and wish you good luck<lb />in the future and hope you will<lb />T continue your good work of opposing<lb />oppression and repression in the<lb />Army<lb />Yours for Peace,<lb />Desi Geshen<lb /><lb />Bt TE 2 SE TE SEE EE EE EE SE EEE EHR HRSG HEH<lb /><lb />BRAGG BRIEFS is published bys<lb /><lb />GI*s UNITED<lb /><lb />Against the War in Indochina<lb /><lb />Post Office Box 437<lb /><lb />Spring Lake, North Carolina 28390<lb /><lb />Meetings of GI*s UNITED are held<lb />every Tuesday evening at 7:00 at<lb />the "Quaker House" 324 Ray Avenue<lb />across from the USO clube Every-<lb />one is welcome.<lb /><lb />Letters to the editors are en-<lb />couragede<lb /><lb />EDITORIAL BOARD<lb /><lb />Ft Bragg GI's: John I B Vail II-<lb />USATCI, William A Carothers-12th<lb />Spt, Hal Noyes-JFK Center, Dennis<lb />W Halliday-USATCI, James Seiler-<lb />SAAFC, Albert Singer-USATCI, James<lb />Klimaski-USAIMA, Charles Arnold-<lb />12th Spt, Lawrence Farl-USATCI,<lb />Michael Zavacky=-USATCI, Donald<lb />Shane-USATCI.<lb /><lb />Civilians: Kendall P Halliday,<lb />J C Honeycutt, Cecilia A.<lb />Beckwith, Nicholas Goughe<lb /><lb />SUBSCRIPTION RATES<lb />Civilians<lb />GI's<lb />MEH HE FTE SE TE SE EE ESE SE SE TE EE EE EE EE EE EE SE Et te He<lb /><lb />BRAGG BRIEFS<lb /><lb />Editorial Comment<lb /><lb />Pace 2<lb /><lb />Frem a campaign speech made in 1931 in Hamburg, Germany, by Adelf Hi! er.<lb /><lb />Rally For a Quiet Conscience<lb /><lb />Whatever happened to the good<lb />old peace rally? And if there is<lb />not such a thing, why call it<lb />such? Why call a peace rally when<lb />the violence of our "youth cul-<lb />ture" is presented along with the<lb />plea for peace? Displays of vio-<lb />lence like the SDS and Black Pan-<lb />ther organizations exhibit will<lb />only inhibit the peace movement.<lb />We can not gain support by pro-<lb />ducing violence as a means of at-<lb />taining peacee This has been said<lb /><lb />hefore, hut the Chapel Hill-UNC<lb />Anti-War Rally brought it home.<lb /><lb />Disorder breeds disorder, and<lb />the present state of our country<lb />is just that. What the SDS and<lb />Black Panthers do not realize is<lb />that we have to break this syn-<lb />drome, not perpétuate it. True,<lb />there is cause, especially for<lb />the Black Panther, but obtaining<lb />our goals through violence will<lb />gain nothing. This is a personal<lb /><lb />view, the writer being a con=-<lb />scientious objector, and any en-<lb />lightenment the subjects of this<lb />last minute's writing wish to<lb />portray would be more than wel-<lb />Come e<lb /><lb />The rally went well, however.<lb />The crowd, although a melange of<lb />anti-war demonstrators, oppor-<lb />tunists, and inquisitive sight-<lb />seers, seemed most attentive to<lb />the variety of speakers, and es-~<lb /><lb />pecially to the music. 'Gele's<lb />United* was well represented of-=<lb /><lb />fering assistance and interesting<lb />~rapsT to many sympathetic civil-<lb />ians, who still remain in the<lb />worlde<lb /><lb />The rally was a leader for the<lb />May 16th Demonstration. If expec-<lb />tations are fulfilled, it should<lb />be an excellent symbol to America<lb />of the GI's feelings about the<lb />ware Let's put the emphasis on<lb />Peace! -Wert<lb /><lb />BRASS STRIKE<lb /><lb />The call goes out from the high fvyen here at Bragg there are<lb /><lb />command - we've got to stop infla-<lb /><lb />tion. Of course, Nixon goes off<lb />course and begins cutting money<lb /><lb />from education, welfare, and other<lb /><lb />social services. These can wait,<lb />the SST and space program can't,<lb />But inspite of all this trimming<lb />of the ~fat*, even he realizes<lb />that the military budget is too<lb />high. Will wonders never cease!<lb /><lb />Sec. Laird is really an expert<lb /><lb />at cost cutting. The Army doesn't<lb /><lb />need beef stew = costs too much,<lb /><lb />POL requirements are reduced, none<lb /><lb />essential units are eliminated<lb />(like a few medical detachments)<lb />and the GI is told its up to him<lb /><lb />to save on the use of electricity<lb /><lb />and water (he wastes quite a bit<lb />by trying to see in the dark and<lb />taking showers). All this can<lb />really save some coin no doubt.<lb /><lb />Anybody can tell that only the<lb />essentials are left, the things<lb />that must be saved at all costs.<lb />There's the ABM and the C-5A.<lb /><lb />Special projects that can't be<lb />trimmed,<lb /><lb />One of these is Brass Strike<lb />(the name is catchy isn't it).<lb /><lb />Twice a year the Army blows a few<lb /><lb />million to impress a couple of<lb />general's and government offi-<lb />Ccials. They are given the grand<lb />Opportunity to see what we could<lb />do to any enemy, if given the<lb />chance. The show is never called<lb />off and its no problem getting<lb />the money for this pretty spec-<lb />tacle. Too bad these general's<lb />and officials can*t go to Viet-<lb />nam for a few days. Bet they'd<lb />see the same thing and save the<lb />Government some money. Could it<lb />be that over there the enemy<lb />shoots back (definitely safer to<lb />attack a vacant hill).<lb /><lb />Damn it Laird, if you really<lb />want to trim the budget strike<lb /><lb />out Brass Strike.<lb /><lb />Gee but its sooo impressive.<lb />olynx<lb /><lb />" a<lb /></p>
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          <lb />GI*s stationee at Fort Brees,<lb /><lb />alternatives to the<lb /><lb />BRAG<lb /><lb />Ts UNITED Against the War in Indochina o*%<lb /><lb />In }:emoriun:<lb />nent State University<lb /><lb />SPECIAL MAY<lb /><lb />This Saturday GI's UNITED spon-<lb />sers a Counter-Armed Forces Day<lb />Rally in Rowan Street Park. Its<lb />purpose: to organize meaningful<lb />GI dissent. why organize? Is di<lb />sent within the military a pre-<lb />posterous pinedream?<lb /><lb />consider an entire battalion<lb />of US troops deciding to join<lb />forces with the Mexicans in 1846,<lb />In response to a dislike for Pres.<lb />ident Polk's azeressive war polic-<lb />ies against our southern neighbor,<lb />this actually happened. Or the<lb />Massive come home movement which<lb />followed World War IT when the US<lb />eovernment ordered the battle wea-<lb />ry forces to remain in S.E, Asia<lb />and the South Pacific in an effort<lb />to establish US military bases on<lb />the "Pacific Rim". GI's by the<lb />tens of thousands amassed with la-<lb />Dor unions, wives and Congressmen<lb />Protesting the governement policy;<lb />they came home.<lb /><lb />Pointed out that during the world<lb />wars there was a free flow of dis-<lb />sent and criticism within the mil-<lb />itary, but that this quickly chan-<lb />zed with the besimning of the Kor~<lb />ean War, the point at which Amer-~<lb />ican wars were much more clearly<lb />not in the interest of the people.<lb />Today there is 4 great urgency<lb />for us as SI's to emerge as a un-<lb />ited body to protest the policies<lb />of the covernment,. The closed<lb />moutn, closed mind image of GI<lb />Joe must be shattered, we are used<lb />aS tools of the US government to<lb /><lb />half way around the world and to<lb />beat the heads of those who pro-<lb />test that war here at homee The<lb />murder of 4 Kent State Students<lb /><lb />by soldiers has, in the eyes of<lb /><lb />©<lb />William Schroeder, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, end Sandy Scheur - *<lb /><lb />Students killed by Naticnal<lb /><lb />Guard troops on Lay<lb /><lb />GI*s UNITED Against the War in Indochina<lb /><lb />many, placed the GI on the Side<lb />of a repressive S0vernment. The<lb />decision to invade Cambodia has<lb />committed the American GI<lb /><lb />The promises of our withdrawal<lb />from S.E. Asia, the promises of<lb />peace, are lies.<lb /><lb />Over 250 schools have decided<lb />their function is irrelevant as<lb />long as the war continues. On May<lb />9th, 100,000 again marched to the<lb />nation*s capital. Nixon promises<lb />peace and thousands of Cambodian<lb />villagers flee their homes in the<lb />wake of Amerikan bombers,<lb /><lb />The usually placid House of<lb />Representatives is divided in<lb />heated debate over the expanded<lb />ware The Senate seems ready to<lb />curb military appropriations for<lb />eZ. Asia and repudiate the Gulf<lb />of Tonkin resolution. There are<lb />echoes of a seneral strike of<lb />factories and businesses,<lb /><lb />A main goal? It should be<lb />apparent: to have GI's, the ex-<lb /><lb />GI*s United invites all to<lb /><lb />join or participate. Meetings<lb />are open forums for meaningful<lb />dialoguee We must combine heads<lb />to establish means to dissent.<lb />Despite the Arny's tag of"sub-<lb />versive-pinko's" the present<lb />group consists of generally<lb />concerned human beings. There is<lb />no one concrete political phil-<lb />osophy. That is irrelevant; a<lb />cQmmon goal exists, Meetings are<lb />held each Tuesday night at the<lb /><lb />: : = Quaker Housee Plans are to stage<lb /><lb />yted voice to demand the end to them outdoors, on post once again<lb /><lb />the war in Indochina, and to deter . ;<lb /><lb />Potine ween To alter the pre in the very near future, After<lb />oe i J T ) :<lb /><lb />sent violent, militaristic trends che Opprtuni iy tg tee<lb /><lb />of this nation end focusing at- P y<lb /><lb />4 : i representatives of GI's United<lb />vention to the pressing domestic : se ; : @<lb />problems, in the park to discuss the sal<lb /><lb />: ient issues,<lb />How to organize? May 16th Admittedly, the decision to<lb />is only a beginning. In itself Play an active role is a difficult<lb />the rally represents a mass cry onee Many of us are "Short" or<lb />Of dissent from Pissed off GI's, Scared of repraisals. Think<lb />but surely will not end the war. though: 9 years of war laden<lb />A long fight must ensue. In the with lies and: etek oe<lb />Struggle we'll be up against ae :<lb /><lb />pathy, the tag oCommunist agi- D<lb />tators" and stiff repraissals from<lb />military leaders afraid of change. ;<lb />A basic theme of the group organize is a way we can gain and<lb />protest is that it be legal, peace-<lb />ful and effective.<lb /><lb />trouble shooters for misguided<lb /><lb />Uncle Sam? How about Nuremburg?<lb />As individuals we have a<lb /><lb />choice, and indeed have a duty<lb /><lb />Let us not<lb /><lb />Coordinated against in-<lb /><lb />boycotts of mess halls and mass Yes,the goals of the move-<lb /><lb />ment are worthy, the means are le-<lb />gal, there exists great urgency to<lb />oa z Change the courze of the nation.<lb /><lb />Days in May"cam-<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />9 DAYS IN MAY ... things to do<lb /><lb />rt . . . q<lb />wnange the benificiary on your SGLI to some antiswer organi +ihare<lb />. rer organization!<lb /><lb />«ey<lb />" safe a<lb />on" ¢ an? ac® : ot3 ones sot ,<lb />\ ge ye gto cye�"� 53 or et nS ° ny<lb />0% oO� 648 i OS a<lb />RZ) ee<lb />wm Don't walke.eeSKIP! patil ppply gore",<lb />F2s 4icrPY ms? oor yet<lb />my Os 9 Peeing Ban 25 o50. id<lb />ny ~ aA x ari 7 10 ae! Fay<lb />be AN oO &amp; % ose O pe : ca 635 e un Le<lb />gps . OPP ae ois * AK AV nse<lb />+ a # eee m OF clare See ay RAY cou oO<lb />ia. Das, ome oe Se te Oo. 6<lb />Law ° / - ~ 7 e oye!<lb />ee hy a Cc : Ov us Q3z-)<lb />Pee: at May. ei0Ue over HON 4, 4 os, &amp; :<lb />AP hays Cn »F .* . 4 Que or sia C<lb />A Pid OW 2S ane evilte Piao F<lb />~ § 4s Te Gv etre ee A<lb />= a) wv ~~ r ¥ , yi ,<lb />ee oO 3 7 QA ace On C O ~ 4 O<lb />ty % *H &amp; L  &amp; °] 0 pe é or? 2 , a 2  a  og (bi<lb />Yay ea O oy co opat alert co Fat © 4 © 6g<lb />a oe on? for duty ide BO I <lb /> aS  oSay ae in areas in ~io T &amp;<lb />re) oy Ak, ; i ¥ which anti-war 2 oOo é<lb />ae Meee S PG cae denonstrations are &amp;<lb />ws Poe #  S o going on? By all means ee va)<lb />eee ge o &amp; enforce? the law - stop the Oo »D .<lb />"WH SC LY Ea 2 police from rioting and ee<lb />wT a Sy re. trashing students and ©<lb />: ne other demonstrators.<lb /><lb />oe? any war orimes or atrocities us Congressman Allard K Lowenstein,T<lb /><lb />sha<lb /><lb />committed while youwere in Viet alons with several other congress-<lb />Nam? Get in touch with GI* s U- men, is uwndertakine a study of<lb />Via ; +4 ie ' : eee : :<lb /><lb />N a hitb for inforna v20n on how the Arny r Ae aling pr 1mar 1 ly Wl th<lb /><lb />to report them to the proper . racism, corruption, and the vio-<lb />authoritiese Stop the Army's oe lation of GI's civil liberties.<lb /><lb />Gl°s UNITED is willing to help<lb /><lb />. 7A (*" +,<lb />cover-up of the policy of «ao O54.<lb />in the preparation of state-<lb /><lb />~ , ~  + 7 ad ,<lb />¢ i S$ i ~} _ Ww \~ . ~<lb />genocide asainst the peo oe ot =<lb /><lb />ple of Vietnam. Several Ve ue ments to be sent to the con-<lb />sroups have already be- an flee eressmene<lb />sun investigations and oor� :<lb />collection of material io wien<lb />on this sore subject ra Tet b oe Sey<lb />b 4 a ~*~ omy o@<lb />for the U.S. Army. _, OQ. FB ae ae 5 get SO ys<lb />-nt2 S get Ope , OF IIre "9g<lb />a he a c ! - Ts S<lb />3 ~er Q + 3) £2 }- ~da,» Any , So<lb />a Mee Aer (3) v @ + Or. ilo Se Se. lo Pe<lb />1: sage © eset AC BEWAao reat. Be Oe le ,<lb />4 yc ga, Bg St Ho oem | hz Cex OF 2 the |, 2385<lb />not� . ail* ase Sup ort a Myst Or Cop, ~ ve.<lb />e cits P Ay 3 * port 4 A oLy. ot - Or», Coe<lb />peat talk ie latin ae « "Row. Sry ~ 7 Wigs<lb />=soe a Oe ai ® © ail ospe  oF tr, q a ln<lb />gt 5 das i. So Bete, ord te Ye o, YSa. �,�<lb />ste wae HH 2 © ~i ol Oy eT<lb />$3 4 Ms ra} WD ~ Siem »<lb />© ® \ i 4 re ~~<lb />pas Se ke. ev<lb /><lb />iPECIAL TQ BASIC TRAINEES<lb /><lb />Read out-a-site USATC Reg 600-51! Prohibited practices between perman-<lb />ent party and trainees: n punishment except as authorized by UChJ and<lb /><lb />lianual. for -Courts-Martials; punitive measures may not be imposed by an<lb />NCCs; punishment in the guise of additional training is prohibited (no<lb />pushups or grease trap); no profane, obscene, or abusive language to<lb />eroups or individuals; no mass punishment; no harrassement which of-<lb />fends the dignity of the individual or is otherwise degrading; many<lb />moree Trainees are supposed to be briefed on this reg during initial<lb />orientations; report violations of this reg.<lb /><lb />�"�<lb /><lb />es<lb /><lb />Law<lb /><lb />COUNTER<lb />ARMED FORCES DAY<lb /><lb />RALLY<lb /><lb />Saturday, May 16th 1:00 P.M.<lb />ROWAN STREET PARK<lb />Fayetteville, N.C.<lb /><lb />Speakers KINSre<lb /><lb />RENNIE DAVIS<lb />JANE FONDA<lb /><lb />MARK LANE<lb />BARBARA DANE<lb /><lb />GI Speakers "ft bragg and ft jackson<lb />F.T.A. Street Theater<lb /><lb />U.S. OUT OF S.E. ASIA NOW<lb /><lb />"conspiracy 8<lb />"actress<lb /><lb />"author<lb /><lb />"folk singer<lb /><lb />AGAINST DEMONSTRATIONS<lb />SUPPORT G.I. MOVEMENT<lb /><lb />END WORSHIP OF WAR<lb />MACHINE<lb /><lb />Sponsered by:<lb />GI*s UNITED Against the War in Indoching<lb />For further information, call Quaker House:<lb />463-5279 or 497-6526<lb /><lb />NO DEPLOYMENT OF TROOPS<lb /><lb /></p>
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        <p>ws<lb /><lb />May 1970<lb /><lb />Beat the Brass<lb /><lb />Several months ago Bragg<lb />Briefs ran an article suggest-<lb />ing that it costs the Army 5,000<lb />dollars to conduct a Special<lb />court martial. If soldiers turned<lb />down all Article 15's and the<lb />Summary court-martial that will<lb />be offered, then JAG would prob-<lb />ably not bring it to trial be-<lb />cause of the expense.<lb /><lb />One of the editors of Bragg<lb />Briefs, S/p 4 William Carothers,<lb />thought he should give this a try<lb />Since we had printed it in our<lb />paper. His chance came when he<lb />was given a DR for hitchhiking on<lb />highway 87. His C.0. offered Bill<lb />an Article 15, which he turned<lb />downe It then went to a summary<lb />court-martial, which is a kangaroo<lb />court judged by an officer with<lb />no legal training and no jury.<lb />Bill turned down this court-<lb />martial which is his right under<lb />the new UCMJ. This left the Army<lb />in quite a fix. They wanted to<lb />get Bill because he is in GI's<lb />United, but a Special court-<lb />martial for hitchhiking? Wow the<lb />Army would really look silly.<lb />Three weeks later Bill was read<lb />the charges for a special court-<lb />martial. He contacted a JAG<lb />lawyer, but the Army never fol-<lb />lowed through with the trial.<lb /><lb />You can beat the system If<lb />everyone refused Article 15's the<lb />Army judical system would be so<lb />screwed up they would have to<lb />change it. The only reason Article<lb />15's were instituted was the sys-<lb /><lb />tem was so clogged up they had to<lb />streamline it. But the way they<lb /><lb />streamlined it was to give almost<lb />total power to the commanding of-<lb />ficer with out any controls. What<lb />they should have done was insti-<lb />tute a seprate court system for<lb />misdemeanor offences where a sol-<lb />dier could be tried for petty<lb />things like hitchhiking or miss-<lb />ing reveille. This system could<lb />have its own military judges and<lb />a limit on punishment like the<lb />Article 15's. This would be a lot<lb />closer to the civil courts in<lb />this free country of ours. The<lb />military will change the system<lb />when we clog it up again. The<lb />system will not change from above<lb />because they donTt care about us.<lb />Write your Congressman and see<lb />how he reacts to this suggestion.<lb /><lb />"I laid myself open to a maxi-<lb />mum sentence of six months for a<lb />petty charge, with a federal con-<lb />viction for a petty thinge The<lb />only way we can change the system<lb />is to screw it up so badly that<lb />it cannot function."<lb /><lb />BRAGG BRIEFS<lb /><lb />Anti"War Fest<lb />Held at UNC ®<lb /><lb />Two sunny afternoon and a com-<lb /><lb />nF aes PCELL, iVlewe<lb />KINSTON, N. C.<lb /><lb />fortable evening gave the impeti.s,�<lb /><lb />to a successful rally at Chapel {|<lb />Hill. The weather brought out a<lb />collection of sun seekers, polit<lb />cal and reliious (there were a<lb />few) activists, Women's Libter's<lb />Gel.*s United (of course) etc.<lb />Although the turn-out was not<lb />what had been expected, the en-<lb />thusiausm and congeniality of<lb /><lb />those present and those hosting fy<lb /><lb />made the weekend worthwhile.<lb />Saturday afternoon started<lb />off with bands playing and peo-<lb />ple meeting. Mostly it was a time.<lb />for signing petitions, answering<lb /><lb />questionnires, and collecting all 3<lb /><lb />the various leaflets that you<lb />were interested in.<lb /><lb />Saturday evening stsrted at se<lb />ven and it was good. If there is<lb />nothing else that can unite a<lb /><lb />crowd, it is Tom Paxton and Phil<lb />Ochse<lb /><lb />Paxton came on strong with<lb />songs which satyrized the war,<lb />and one in particular which poked<lb />at the establishment's ultiment<lb />funeral-Forest Lawn. Paxton has a<lb />way of getting into your mind.<lb /><lb />Phil Ochs ended the evening<lb />with a lilt. He did his own tunes<lb />intiallly, then went into mimics<lb />of early-era rock artists; Bill<lb />Haley and the Comets, Buddy Hol-<lb />ley, and of course Elvil. He<lb />brought the crowd really together<lb />by ending the everring with the<lb />full range of Elvis, from oHound-<lb />Dog" to oAre you lonely tonight?"<lb /><lb />He came back for two encores for<lb /><lb />his performance and we let him<lb />know we liked ite<lb />A mime troupe did skits on the<lb /><lb />war and American ideas of vio-<lb /><lb />lence, and Arthur Waskow outlined<lb /><lb />Gr ge<lb /><lb />the youth an involved in today.<lb />_ Saturday nite saw most of the<lb />kids going home, or crashing<lb /><lb />at friends. A small number of us<lb />Stayed at the field for the night<lb />Singing songs, rapping, and for<lb />Sleeping.<lb /><lb />The same number turned out<lb />Sunday as Saturday to see Gen.<lb />Hester, SeDeS.e, and Black Pan-<lb />ther spokesman, and our own Al<lb />Singer. Al spoke on the atroci-<lb />ties of the war (what else) and<lb />gave a invition to all to come to<lb />our May 16 rally.<lb /><lb />tn all, the weekend supplied<lb />as G.I.'s with a healthful breath<lb />of freedom, especially this writ-<lb />er who had only just graduated<lb />from Basic Training. The people<lb /><lb />were, on the most par<lb />with every one aoahe tp. toeether,<lb /><lb />thing, but all having the same<lb />belief that something has to be<lb />done now about the American<lb />plight. Peaceee.<lb /><lb />Fulbright Raps Military Intervention<lb /><lb />The Administration is trying<lb />to strike a olow posture� in the<lb /><lb />rest of Southeast Asia while pre-<lb />serving an American base in Viet-<lb /><lb />nam, and the Communists are not<lb />allowing them to do ite They can<lb />not drive us out of Indochina, but<lb />they can force upon us the choice<lb />of either plunging in altogether<lb />or getting out altogether. It is<lb />this choice that the Nixon Admin-<lb />istration has thus far refused to<lb />make. With one foot in the swamp<lb />and the other foot out, they are<lb />trapped.<lb /><lb />In Vietnam they are prodding |<lb />along with pacification and Viet-<lb /><lb />namizations; in Loas they are re-<lb />duced to hoping that the Commu--<lb />nists will not chose to conquer t<lb />the countrys; in Cambodia they are<lb />no doubt torn: glad in a way for<lb />the anti-Communist takeover but<lb />fearful that their new found<lb />frounds will ask for help that<lb />they hardly dare gant and hardly<lb />dare refuse. "Myth" is a mild<lb />word for madness on so grand a<lb />scale. Not only has the ration-<lb /><lb />aly for Vietnam proved unfounded;<lb />it has shown itself to be disastr-<lb />ously mistaken. Instead of de-<lb />terring Communist intervention in<lb /><lb />Southeast Asia, American military<lb />involvement has turned out to be<lb /><lb />a powerful magnet for ite<lb /><lb />-Fulbright (D-Ark) in the Senate,<lb />-April 2<lb /><lb />LetTs Hear the Truth<lb /><lb />On February 17th, Senator Sam<lb /><lb />J. Ervin filed an objection to the<lb />Army's refusal to allow civilian<lb /><lb />distribution of leaflets dealing<lb /><lb />with several senators views on the<lb />war in Vietnam, saying that it was<lb />both a violation of the civilianTs<lb />constitutional rights and a odang-<lb />erous infringment of the role of a<lb />senator as a representative of the<lb /><lb />people."<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />May 1970 BRAGG BRIEFS Page 4<lb /><lb />(Roger Priest Trial - continued from page 1)<lb /><lb />Highlight of the trial was the<lb />testimony of Winifred Cockfield,<lb />wife of David W Cockfield, Com-<lb />mander of the Nautilus, and daugh-<lb />ter of retired Vice-Admiral Wm V<lb />Davis Jr. It seems that Mrs Cock-<lb />field had helped Roger distribute<lb />OM, leaving them in PX's, giving<lb />them to officers around the Wash-<lb />ington area, and the like. Her<lb />husband, then awaiting confirma-<lb />tion of his appointment as the<lb />NautilusT commander, was told<lb />that he wouldn't get the command<lb /><lb />unless his wife testified for the<lb />prosecution,<lb /><lb />The prosecution objected to<lb />defense questions about why she<lb />had distributed OM and about con-<lb />versations she had had with Roger.<lb />Typically of odue process" in the<lb />1970*s, the objection was sustain-<lb />eds but one of the board members<lb />passed a note to military judge<lb />Perkins asking that the questions<lb />be answered.<lb /><lb />Winifred, the mother of five<lb />and a school teacher, replied,<lb />"Real discipline comes from the<lb />ability to think about what youT<lb />re doing. Even if the war is not<lb />a mistake, it should be talked a-<lb />bout openly. Roger's newsletter<lb />caused people to think about the<lb />ware You can not keep on doing<lb />things blindly, just because you<lb />are told to do it. That's not<lb />good discipline.� She said that<lb />publication of OM, contrary to<lb />the Navy's argument, was actual-<lb />ly a factor in the creation of<lb />good morale among troops.<lb /><lb />Mrs Cockfield*s father, who<lb /><lb />was in the courtroom during the<lb />trial; said in response to his<lb /><lb />daughter's testimony after the<lb />trial, "Some dig their graves by<lb />. @ating too much and others do it<lb />by talking too much."<lb /><lb />The defense made attempts to<lb />introduce testimony by Gen David<lb />M Shoup, former Commandant of the<lb />Marine Corps, retired Rear-Admir-<lb />al Arnold E True, and ex-Alaskan<lb />senator Ernest Gruening who was<lb />one of two senators who voted a-<lb /><lb />If we see that Germany is win-<lb />ning we ought to help Russia, and<lb />if we see Russia is winning, we<lb />ought to help Germany, and that<lb />way let them kill as many as pos-<lb />sible Harry Truman, 1941<lb /><lb />i U4<lb />. J<lb />hf,<lb />C<lb /><lb />~ fe<lb />- es<lb />th 7G<lb />"tt G6 9:1<lb />ApS? 4<lb /><lb />ay<lb />£a%<lb /><lb />gainst the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.<lb />Again the prosecutor, Commander<lb />Thomas Jefferson Jimmerson, ob-<lb />jected and again his ally on the<lb />bench sustained the objection<lb />ruling that the olegality or il-<lb />legality of the war in Vietnam is<lb />not at issue in this court. I<lb />will not permit this court to be<lb />used as a forum for the personal<lb />views of any one other than the<lb />accused about the Vietnam War.�<lb />Shoup, True, and Gruening all<lb />had comments after the trial.<lb />Shoup said he thought it was "a<lb />very healthy thing that we now -<lb />have the young people in America<lb />who give thought to national and<lb />international problems." He did<lb />not feel that what a few military<lb />people might say would have much<lb /><lb />effect on morale in the Armed<lb />Forces.<lb /><lb />True said, "I wouldn't tell<lb />anyone to desert or go to Canada;<lb />but he /Priest/ did this on his<lb />own time, and I see no reason why<lb />members of the military ought to<lb />be prevented from expressing<lb />their private views - they're<lb />citizens too. If you have low<lb />morale, it is not due to Priest's<lb />newspaper, but to the fact that<lb />half our people - senators and<lb />representatives - feel the war is<lb />a mistake."<lb /><lb />Gruening, calling protest a-<lb />gainst the war "the highest form<lb />of patriotism", said oRoger<lb />Priest should be given a Medal of<lb />Honor not a court-martial.� Per-<lb />haps one of our more reasonable<lb />congressmen could make such a<lb />motion at some session of the<lb /><lb />congress in the not to distant<lb />future.<lb /><lb />it is requested that GI's con-<lb />cerned about what has happened to<lb />Roger Priest write letters to Sec-<lb />retary of the Navy William Chafee<lb />urging that Priest's sentence be<lb />deferred and that the appeal be<lb />decided in his favor. Letters<lb />sent to GI*s UNITED, P.0. Box 437,<lb />Spring Lake, N.C. 28390 will be<lb />forwarded to the Navy Department,<lb /><lb />INDOCHINESE NON-INVITATIONAL<lb />TOURNAMENT STANDINGS<lb /><lb />N. Vietnam 3-0 Laos 0-1<lb />NLF 1-0 USA 0-3<lb />Cambodia 0-0-0 France *<lb /><lb />*France eliminated, 1954<lb />Mi °<lb />Sw<lb />Oh;<lb />. Ly<lb /><lb />'�<lb /><lb />°c / INA<lb /><lb />a<lb />J<lb />oa<lb />tod,<lb />-<lb /><lb />Ts<lb /><lb />CY: STRIKE: NEX<lb /><lb />The Higher The Body Count<lb /><lb />LONG BINH, Vietnam (UPI)--Two<lb />young American infantry officers<lb />told an Army court today they<lb />were under pressure from their<lb />commanders to report killing as<lb />many communist soldiers as possi-<lb />ble. A civilian defense attorney<lb />called the officers to the stand<lb />in an effort to prove Army "body<lb />count� policies forced Lte James<lb />B. Duffy, 22, of Claremont, Cal-<lb />ifs, to order the execution of a<lb />Vietnamese man seized by his<lb />platoon in September 40 miles<lb />southwest of Saigon.<lb /><lb />Attorney Henry Rothblatt of<lb />New York called Lt. John De Kru-<lb />ger, 23, of New Orleans, and Lt.<lb />Ralph Ce Krueger Jre, 25, of Wil-<lb />mington, Del., fellow officers<lb />of Lt. Duffy in the 3rd brigade<lb />of the 9th U.S. Infantry Divi-<lb />Sione Both testified "body<lb />counts� were a gauge for advan-<lb />cement in the Army. oYour OER<lb />(Officer Efficiency Report) is<lb />based on how many enemy killed,�<lb />Lt. Krueger told the court.<lb />"It's that simple.�<lb /><lb />--Washington Daily News (abr.e),<lb />March 25<lb /><lb />" oL00K HEROIC"<lb /><lb />Vadillo"Siempre, Mexico<lb /><lb />Rivers Says Bomb For Peace<lb /><lb />Representative L. Mendel Rivers,<lb />chairman of the House Armed<lb />Services Committee has come up<lb />with a brilliant new plan to get<lb />information on American POW's<lb />from the North Vietnamese. Stated<lb />simply it is this: Bomb the hell<lb />out of one of their cities (if<lb />any are left standing!). Said<lb />Rivers, oI would seriously con-<lb />sider letting them see what hap-<lb />pens when they see one of their<lb />cities disappear from the face of<lb />the earth." Why didn't someone<lb />think of this before? Why, we can<lb />hear Hanoi'ts response now, "Well,<lb />oh yes, now that you've killed<lb />300 of our civilians we'd be only<lb />too happy to give you the POW in-<lb />formation you request and we hope<lb />we can continue to work together<lb />with you in the future. Yours<lb />truly, Hanoi." Rivers says he is<lb />losing patience with diplomatic<lb />efforts to get the information<lb />and we don't blame him. Why waste<lb />time on fruitless negotiations<lb />when a little saturation bombing<lb />in the cities and maybe a few na-<lb />palm runs here and there can turn<lb />the trick. Rivers" idea opens up<lb />vast diplomatic possibilities,<lb />Just think of it! Instead of<lb />wasting time talking, disputants<lb />can have it out with bombs. And<lb />for those really big problems we<lb />can always resort to nuclear so-<lb />lutions. Great work Rivers}<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />Ma ae 0<lb /><lb />Negative Training<lb /><lb />Since I have been a puppet<lb />of the ogreen machine,� it has<lb />taught me that the military ser-<lb />vice and moral beliefs and duty<lb /><lb />to God, oneself, and to fellow<lb />man are far from being compat-<lb />ible.<lb /><lb />There have been a number of<lb />incidents in my military train-<lb />ing which have demonstrated this<lb />to me quite clearly. A lifer at<lb />ITT (Individual Tactical Train-<lb />ing, or indoctrination to the<lb />kill skill) told us, as probably<lb />in so many cases, that our "only<lb />purpose for being in the Army is<lb />to learn to be professional kil-<lb />lers. Regardless, whether we<lb />were to be *spoons,* clerks,<lb />truckdrivers, or technicians,<lb />we needed this training because<lb />the purpose of the Army is to<lb />kill or inflict casualties on<lb />the enemy.�<lb /><lb />In another incident other<lb />subservients of the killing<lb />faculty demonstrated how to de-<lb />capitate a man and crush his<lb />head. I was taught how to sneak<lb />up on an individual and break<lb />his necks also to stab him in<lb />the back with a bayonet. "This<lb />will kill him--the slant-eyed<lb />son of a bitchin' gook," the<lb />instructor told us, obut if you<lb />twist it a little bit it will<lb />really screw him up." His very<lb />capable assistant demonstrated<lb />the barbaric tactics also.. Their<lb />attitude appeared to be that of<lb />a joke; mine was one of complete<lb />abhorrence!<lb /><lb />This is the type of train-<lb /><lb />ing the Army has taught me. It<lb />has attempted to reinforce its<lb /><lb />teachings daily, with apparent<lb />reminders like making one shout,<lb />"I want to kill the Viet Cong," as<lb />we run down the company street,<lb /><lb />or the posting of a sign on the<lb />company bulletin board: oWar is<lb />our business, and business is<lb />good." How many of you subservi-<lb />ents are able to cite similar<lb /><lb />atrocities? |.<lb />These incidents and occur-<lb /><lb />rences initiated and served as a<lb />catalyst to my decision to file<lb />for conscientious objector. As I<lb />became slowly indoctrinated, I re-<lb /><lb />alized that there is something def-<lb /><lb />initely erroneous with this way of<lb />existing--day in and day out con-<lb />stantly being informed of our des-<lb />perate needs to learn how to kill.<lb />This brainwashing linked to my<lb />moral beliefs and conscientious<lb />objection was incompatible,<lb />fore, I made my decision--to no<lb />ionger comply with the social<lb />norms, to permit conscience to<lb />supersede social duty. Many GI's<lb />are facing this problem of con-<lb />science--what to do, whether to<lb />play the game and conceres or do<lb />they submit that morality compels<lb />them to oppose the law unless its<lb />purpose is to advance society,<lb />morally, ethically, and peaceful-<lb />ly? This, they perceive, is not<lb />being done by napalm, nor by heli-<lb />copters machine-gunning innocent<lb />men, women, and children, nor by<lb />crop-destroying chemicals. As a<lb />result of these moral obligations<lb />many GI*s have filed for CO.. But<lb /><lb />why don*t these other objectors<lb />pursue their consciences?<lb /><lb />There-<lb /><lb />some ane<lb /><lb />«cen!<lb /><lb />a " i me<lb /><lb />Se<lb /><lb />""""" a WAN<lb />" A) iLY<lb /><lb />ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS GIANT WHO MEANT TO RULE THE EARTH WITH ALLITS PEOPLE. ....<lb /><lb />aioe =<lb /><lb />swers are fear of undue harrassment,<lb /><lb />the possibility of a suitable MOS,<lb /><lb />but the majority will respond with<lb />"itTs too late now!" GI, it's ne-<lb /><lb />ver too late. You have a right as<lb />have a cooperative non-combatant<lb />than an uncooperative soldier who<lb />got his CO request denied!<lb /><lb />,<lb /><lb />The brass does know that there<lb />is a new concept that seems to pro-<lb />pel and activate our young soldiers<lb /><lb />throughout the world.<lb />of war and wanton killing. We are<lb /><lb />conscientiously opposed to any in-<lb />volvement.<lb /><lb />war as a tool of the military-<lb />industrial complex will be neither<lb />normal nor acceptable. Free your<lb /><lb />We are sick .<lb /><lb />The time will come when<lb /><lb />conscience, free your brothers from<lb /><lb />this bond of immoral servitude. I<lb />pose this query to you, soldier.<lb /><lb />What if all who felt conscientious-<lb /><lb />ly opposed to killing and wars<lb />filed for CO? What are you going<lb />to do, GI? Are you fearful of in-<lb />timidation? Are you fearful of<lb />Social norms? Are you, who con-<lb />Scientiously feel that war is<lb />wrong, unethical, and immoral, go-<lb />ing to allow these evils to become<lb />Socially acceptable?<lb /><lb />Live your moral life, Your<lb />overiding duty, which is<lb />constituitive of the moral<lb />life is to act on oneTs belief<lb />as to what is right. Are<lb /><lb />you a conscientious objector?<lb /><lb />*#*In peace and: freedom**:<lb /><lb />Conscientious CF ee Sona Contact<lb />Quaker House, 324 Ray Ave. Phone<lb /><lb />WS 9a S279 0 bk 60.86 6 okie hed ide Dib ae<lb /><lb />pe EAT) er<lb />af<lb /><lb />; ee a eras rf<lb /><lb />""s<lb /><lb />WORLD<lb /><lb />"_"_<lb /><lb />What are the rewards<lb />for Peace Corps service<lb /><lb />man or warrant officer who<lb />is an ex-Peace Corps Volun-<lb />teer cannot be assigned to<lb /><lb />duty in the field of military<lb />intelligence. This includes<lb /><lb />anyone who has undergone any<lb /><lb />type of Peace Corps training<lb /><lb />even if they have not served.<lb />Military intelligence ranges<lb /><lb />from stockade guards to MP*s<lb /><lb />to map readers.<lb /><lb />This is typical of the<lb />ArmyTs attitude towards dis-<lb />senters. Obviously anyone<lb />who is for Peace is against<lb />the basic policies of the<lb />Army and would be a threat<lb />to the intelligence estab-<lb />lishment of the Brass,<lb /><lb />Would these people protect<lb />the intelligence files on<lb />civilian dissenters at Fort<lb />Holibard? an ae Tae<lb /><lb />This Reg also shows the<lb />elitist atti tude of the Army<lb />because also in the Reg it<lb />states that a Regular Army<lb />Officer who has been with the<lb />Peace Corps can be put into<lb />military intelligence after<lb />he has served four years with<lb />the Army. You see the elite<lb />officers overcome this stigma<lb />but a low class enlisted man<lb />or warrant officer can never<lb />overcome this stigma.<lb /><lb />The world is full of editors<lb />and damned revisionaries,<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />May 1970<lb /><lb />BRAGG BRIEFS<lb /><lb />EAST COAST<lb />Gl EDITORS MEET<lb /><lb />Johns Hopkins University in<lb />Baltimore, was recently the scene<lb />of an East Coast anti-war G.I.<lb />Editors Conference.<lb /><lb />The conference was well at-<lb />tended with approximatly thirty<lb />delegates from at least nine GI<lb />papers showing up. Other organ-<lb />izations represented included;<lb />USSF, GICLDC, The Guardian, and<lb />the CCCO of Philadelphia.<lb /><lb />The workshps held were in the<lb />fields of: Law, by Diane Schulder<lb />and Stacy Siegals Organizing, by<lb />Dr. Howard Levys; Journalism, by<lb />Erwyn Silber and Roger Priest.<lb /><lb />For entertainment there was<lb />folk singer, Barbara Dane, who<lb />preformed on Saturday night.<lb /><lb />The conference was a success<lb />in that it brought about an under<lb />standing and the possibilities of<lb />mass interactions between the<lb />posts in the states. _<lb /><lb />continued from page 1<lb /><lb />demonstrators armed with knives<lb />and jungle choppers recently<lb /><lb />fought reactionary troops. Demon-<lb />Strations have spread to Kompong,<lb /><lb />Trabak, Kep, an important costal<lb /><lb />town, and Kompong Cham in the pro-<lb />vince of the! same name - a town<lb /><lb />so devastated by demonstrations<lb />that it is described as a "ghost<lb />town� by Hsinhua, the Chinese<lb />News Agency.<lb /><lb />Hsinhua reports, "Gunboats dot<lb />the length of the Mekong, and all<lb />the thoroughfares, bridges and<lb />ferries leading to Pnompenh have<lb />been sealed off at the order of<lb />the coup authorities in an at-<lb />tempt to check the advance of<lb />demonstrators toward the capital.<lb />Road blocks on the edge of the<lb />city have been set up and are<lb />policed night and day. US Sherman<lb />tanks guard main government build-<lb />ings and entrances to cities.<lb /><lb />Instead of bitterness and pre-<lb />_judice, an alliance has been made<lb />between the Vietnamese in Cambod-~<lb />ia (many of whom are Vietcong)<lb />and the growing United Resistance<lb />Movement among the Cambodians.<lb />Together, these people have taken<lb />control of much of the Vietnamese<lb />and Laotian border regions. And<lb />in response to this, Lon Nol ap-<lb />pears to have adopted the Ameri-<lb />can Vietnam strategy - genocide.<lb /><lb />As for Norodom Sihanouk, oust-<lb />ed Cambodian leader, nothing rad-<lb />icalizes a liberal like a US<lb />backed coup. Exiled in Peking, he<lb />has called for the overthrow of<lb />Lon Nol, and has reconsidered<lb />some of his anti-communist polic-<lb />ies. In his April 4 message to 2K<lb />the Cambodian people, Sihanouk ad-<lb /><lb />M*A*S*H:<lb />A Portrait of War as Hell<lb /><lb />Why did the Armed forces fret<lb />over the showing of M*A*S*H. Per-<lb />haps, because truth is brought<lb />oute The simple fact that man can<lb /><lb />not cope with blatant absurdity of<lb /><lb />war and regimentation.<lb /><lb />M*A*S*H is a brilliant movie<lb />creation depicting the horror of<lb />war, the incomprehensible irra-<lb />tionality of the military and the<lb />responses of the individual en-<lb />trapped by the inexorable fail-<lb />ings of society. The movie eli-<lb />cits contradicting themes of sick-<lb />ness and humor, a vivid blend of<lb />the realities of man and war.<lb /><lb />The setting of IM*A*S*H ~is the<lb />Korean theater.e The stars are<lb />drafted doctors. Never is there<lb />s shot of an actual battlefield,<lb />for it is an introspective glimp-<lb />se of the war through the eyes of<lb />the drafted doctors who have es-<lb />caped, repressing thoughts of<lb />their involvement in the ugly war.<lb />Blood gushing profusly from a<lb />wounded kid is the real war not<lb />the glory of John Wayne.<lb /><lb />Elliot Gould and Donald<lb />Sutherland are featured as the<lb />drafted doctors, manifesting an<lb />attitude that fails to grasp the<lb />reason of war. They escape through<lb />med-cap adventures, and dream-of<lb />a return to home and sanity.<lb /><lb />The story is presented in a<lb />staccoto pace. The emotionless<lb />transitions from scene to scene<lb /><lb />effectively portrays the hum-drum<lb />tedium of days in the military.<lb />Officers are shown as real<lb /><lb />people, subject to human failings<lb />like adultery. M*A*S*H smashes<lb /><lb />the Machiavellian image charater-<lb />istic of officers in the Army<lb />hierarchy :<lb /><lb />Yes, it presents a true pic-<lb />ture of military service and the<lb />vulgarities of war. Through the<lb />use of gushing blood, force,<lb />shananigans, obsessions the movie<lb />portrays truth. The film was war<lb />and the military in the eyes of<lb />the trapped individual. A lot of<lb />us identify with M*A*S*H, this is<lb />what the brass feared. It is not<lb />M*A*S*H, but the Armies of the<lb />world that should be carefully<lb />scrutinized.<lb /><lb />As a GI M*A*S*H is a must.<lb />You'll want to laugh, but you'll<lb />come out with feelings of depres-<lb />sions and hopelessness.<lb /><lb />mitted having put too much faith<lb />in advisors like Lon Nol. "This<lb />led me to believe that young,<lb />socialist intellectuals were<lb />traitorous to the nation, render-<lb />ing a disservice to the people."<lb /><lb />Now the Cambodian government<lb />has opened the way for American<lb />business by de-nationalizing all<lb />industry. The Minister of Public<lb />Works announced that, oPrivate<lb />business had fallen into a deep<lb />Slumber in recent years.� And<lb />America just couldn't get no sat-<lb />isfaction with Sihanouk.<lb /><lb />Lon Nol is already making ar-<lb />rangements with the US for arms<lb />Shipments and air and artillery<lb />support to fight the growing re-<lb />sistance movement. It is no long-<lb /><lb />er the Vietnam war; now itTs the<lb />Indochinese War.<lb /><lb />but the senario is the same.<lb />n*t it great to know Vietnam is<lb />not the only war we got.<lb /><lb />look at all the smiling faces on<lb />Smokebomb Hill.<lb /><lb />oMy son tells me you're a real son of @ bitch.�<lb /><lb />U.S. and the Widened War<lb /><lb />While publicily denying to the<lb />American people that we are not _<lb />in anyway involved in escalating<lb />the war in Indochina, the U.S.<lb />Military continues to expand our<lb />role in Cambodia and Laos.<lb /><lb />American aircraft, already<lb />flying daily bombing missions in<lb />Laos, are now making forays into<lb />Cambodian territory. Its not<lb />Simply a mistake in not seeing<lb />the border. The aircraft are well<lb />equiped to provide the pilot<lb />with his exact position.<lb /><lb />Worrying that the Cambodian<lb />Army does not have enough small<lb />arms seems to be unfounded. Re-<lb />cently, quantities of M-16 rifles<lb />have found their way into the<lb />hands of the Cambodian soldiers.<lb />Maybe we should find out how they<lb />are a it, since many American<lb />units still have yet to be armed<lb />with these weapons.<lb /><lb />But nothing can make American<lb />presence felt like Americans.<lb />"Advisors" are slipping over the<lb />border with distressing frequency<lb />and green berets have become in-<lb />timately familiar with much of<lb />Cambodian territory.<lb /><lb />The location might be different<lb />Is~<lb /><lb />Just<lb /><lb />Quote<lb /><lb />The Army is a third rate car-<lb />eer for third rate people, offer-<lb />ing skimpy security in exchange<lb />for twenty or thirty years of<lb />polite penal servitude. The Army<lb />1S a master plan designed by gen-<lb />iuses for execution by idiots. If<lb />you are not an idiot but find<lb />yourself in the Army, you can on-<lb />ly operate well by pretending to<lb />be onee All the shortcuts and ec-<lb />onomies and.common sense that<lb />your native intelligence suggests<lb />to you are mistakese Learn to<lb />Squash them: constantly asking<lb />yourself, oHow should I do this<lb />if I were an idiot?" Throttle<lb />your mind to a crawl, then you<lb />can never £0 wronge The profese#<lb />Sional military mind is, by nec-<lb />essity, an inferior and unimagin-<lb />ative minde No man of high intel-<lb />lectual quality would willingly<lb />imprison his gift in such a<lb />calling.<lb /><lb />-Mark Twain<lb /></p>
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          <lb />May 1970 BRAGG BRIEFS Page 7<lb /><lb />GI MOVEMENT NEWS<lb /><lb />FORT POLK, LA. .. Another Stock-<lb />ade rebellion took place, this<lb />time at Polk, in which the libra-<lb />ry was ransacked and several<lb />fires were set.<lb /><lb />Again as in all other cases of<lb />stockade rebellions, general<lb />conditions and specific acts of<lb />repression on anti-war prisoners<lb />provoked the action.<lb /><lb />BERKELY,CALIF . .. The Reservists<lb />Comittee to Stop the War, at Ber-<lb />kely, has been circulating a pet-<lb />ition for National Guardsmen and<lb />Reservists to sign, so they can<lb />express their opposition to the<lb />War in Vietnam.<lb /><lb />owe demand the total withdrawal *hé<lb /><lb />now of all American soldiers ad-<lb />vising the armies of dictatorships<lb />throughout Latin America and Asia,<lb /><lb />Quote<lb /><lb />"Oh, don't get me wrong, Chap-<lb />laine It isnTt that I think the<lb />enlisted men are dirty, common<lb />and inferioresee Some of my best<lb />friends are enlisted men, you<lb />understand but that's about as<lb />close as I care to let them comes<lb /><lb />Honestly now, Chaplain, you<lb />wouldn't want your sister to<lb />marry an enlisted man, would you.<lb /><lb />Joseph Heller<lb /><lb />"Gentlemen, if we discover any<lb />more "isolated incidents", they<lb /><lb />will add up to anoth<lb />sap P er complete<lb /><lb />New Orleans--Lt. Gene William<lb />MeCaffery recently addressed a<lb />crowd of young counselors of the<lb />American Personnel and Guidance<lb />Association.<lb /><lb />The topic of this talk was<lb />"The ArmyTs Role in Molding Future<lb />Citizense" Gene McCaffery said,<lb />"In this age of increasing permis-<lb />siveness, Rote inculcates a sense<lb />of discipline, respect and patri-<lb />otism so essential in the young<lb />people who will one day become<lb />the Nation's leaders.�<lb /><lb />Members of the Counselors<lb />. Ad Hoc Peace Committee and some<lb />~ dissident students, leafletted<lb />the Hall, carrying signs which<lb />read, oCannon Fodder Seminar--<lb />Enter Here,� and "Become Self-<lb />Neturalized--Destroy a Village."<lb /><lb />The dissident Counselors<lb />and students demanded equal time<lb />after the General's speech, and<lb />recieved it. They told the audi-<lb />ance and the General that he<lb />and his friends were leading the<lb />country down the road- to nuclear<lb />extinction and that thousands of<lb />"Future Citizens" have already<lb />been killed in Vietnam.<lb /><lb />QUAN LOI, SOUTH VIETNAM. - el~ve<lb />had ite I'm not going back. They<lb />will have to send me to jail be-<lb />cause I'm not going back to the<lb />field".<lb /><lb />Pvt. Ephram Nailor meant what<lb />he said. Today he is serving a<lb />three month sentence in Long Binh<lb />jail because he wouldn't go back<lb />into the bush as an infantryman.<lb /><lb />During the last four months of<lb />1969, a total of 109 men have<lb />been court martialed for the same<lb />offence. More and more black sol-<lb />diers say they now believe their<lb />struggle is in the U.S. for the<lb />rights of their people, not in<lb />War in Indochina.<lb />It should be emphasized that<lb />this action is no more severe in<lb /><lb />» any particular unit, but that it<lb /><lb />is beginning to appear in all of<lb />Indochina.<lb /><lb />McCORD AIR FORCE BASE, WASH. . -<lb />Airman First Class George Larkins<lb />recently began a hunger strike<lb />and published a list of demands.<lb /><lb />In a letter to his "superiors"<lb />that was published in the Seat-<lb />tle Helix, Larkins tells why he<lb />started his hunger strike.<lb /><lb />"I have lost faith in those<lb />who lead nationally and locally.<lb />We fight a war for freedom while<lb />serfdom flourishes in this land.<lb /><lb />We fight against tyranny when we<lb />have passed and have pending laws<lb /><lb />which are being used to supress<lb />certain peoples in the U.S. BG<lb /><lb />the democracy which America<lb />claims as its own is so good,<lb />then why must we ram it down<lb />peoples throats. These are just<lb />aay of the-reasons for my ac-<lb />tion."<lb /><lb />FT. SAM HOUSTON TEXAS. .. Fifty-<lb />six Wacs from class W-13 marched<lb />to the I.G. after being placed on<lb />restrictions by their Executive<lb />Officer, who doesnTt even have<lb />that authority, for supposedly<lb />conspiring to incite to riot.<lb />Seven representatives from the<lb />class had gone to see their com-<lb />manding officer and demanded the<lb />right to see the 1I.G. The C.0O.<lb />said she would lift the restric-<lb />tions if they would not go. The<lb />women realized that the only re-<lb />course was to go on their own to<lb /><lb />the I.G.<lb /><lb />~We Are The AggressorsT<lb />Gen. Hugh Hester (Ret.)<lb /><lb />West Point=- 2Lt Louis P. Font, a<lb />graduate of West Point, has requ-<lb />ested a discharge from the Army<lb />on the grounds of Conscientious<lb />Objection to the War in Vietnam.<lb /><lb />Lt. Font graduated from the<lb />top five percent of his class in<lb />1968. He then went to Harvard<lb />University for graduate work in<lb />International relations.<lb /><lb />He notified the Department of<lb />the Army that he had religious<lb />scruples about remaining in the<lb />service because the Vietnam War<lb />"is immoral and unjust."<lb /><lb />The Lt's attorney, Marvin M.<lb />Karpatkin, of the ACLU said that<lb />if Font's request is denied they<lb />will take it to the Civil Courts.<lb /><lb />TACOMA, WASH. . eWillie Williams,<lb />a Vietnam veteran has been ar-=<lb />rested and charged with othreat-<lb />ening the life of the President<lb />of the United States".<lb /><lb />Williams, who is now stationed<lb />at Ft. Lewis, was arrested after<lb />someone had seen the poster and<lb />inscription he had on his locker.<lb />The poster was a picture of Pres-<lb />ident Nixone The inscription was,<lb />"I will no longer be an emissory<lb />in this imperialist military re-<lb />gime. Freedom, or death to Pres-<lb />ident Nixon".<lb /><lb />PT. BLISS, TEXAS « « e GiI*s for<lb />Peace at Ft. Bliss will soon file<lb /><lb />suit against the brass at the<lb />post, for refusing to grant dis-<lb />tribution rights for their G.I.<lb />paper, oGigline�.<lb /><lb />Aerospaced, an Air Force anti-<lb />war publication, published at<lb />Grissom Air Force Base is also<lb />going to file suit for distribu-<lb />tion rights. About 35 airmen from<lb />the base met in early March to<lb /><lb />discuss plans for forming another<lb />chapter of "GI's United Against<lb /><lb />the War" at their base.<lb /><lb />FT. McCLELLAN, ALA. «. « Kevin<lb />O'Connor, a GI conscientious ob-=<lb />jector was court martialed, March<lb />17th at Fte McClellan, for refus-<lb />ing a direct order to participate<lb />in infantry training.<lb /><lb />Kevin was allowed only three<lb />hours to answer the numerous com-<lb />plex questions, and was also de-<lb />nied the right to religious or<lb /><lb />legal counsel.<lb />He has been a member of GI's<lb /><lb />and WACts United Against the War<lb />in Vietnam and has been active in<lb />the publishing of "Left Face".<lb /><lb /></p>
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          <lb />May 1970 BRAGG BRIEFS Page 8<lb /><lb />RALLY<lb /><lb />continued from page l<lb /><lb />Mark Lane, an attorney and<lb />writer, is most famous for his<lb />expose of a conspiracy involved<lb />in the assassination of John F<lb />Kennedy. More recently, he has<lb />been involved in research of<lb /><lb />war crimes.<lb />The afternoon will be rounded<lb /><lb />out with GI speakers, workshops<lb />dealing with Vietnam, the Gl<lb />movement, conscientious objection<lb /><lb />and other topicse<lb /><lb />The rally runs concurrently<lb />with the military's Armed Forces<lb />Day showpiece. While the brass<lb />shows off its weapons, medals,<lb />and OD flavored misadventures,<lb />you can act as America*s con-<lb />science May 16th at 1:00 P.M. in<lb />Rowan Street Parke<lb /><lb />Poem<lb />From a God Named War<lb /><lb />dedicated to Patriotic Mothers, Fathers and Wives<lb /><lb />Send me your youth, the best of your youth, the courageous,<lb />clean and strong3<lb /><lb />From city, suburbs and countryside, where life is careless song.<lb />Have him forget his house of dreams with ivy ~round the door,<lb />For I have a task for his eager feet; wallowing deep in goree<lb />Send me your youth, the pick of your youths you may keep the<lb />other kind.<lb />I'll tear the song from his careless lips and the dreams from<lb />his boyish mind.<lb />I*l1l drive him out to fight my war and rend him limb from limb,<lb />And when I'm through you can have him back, or all that is<lb />left of him.<lb />In a heart that's free from brutality, I will sow the seeds<lb />of hate<lb />~til he goes forth with a lust to kill like a crazed inebriate.<lb />I*1l twist his soul with shameful lies as he carries my flag<lb />on high<lb />And repeat to him of a sacred causewhile he stumbles out to die.<lb />You've sent me your youth, the best of your youth, a thousand<lb />times or more,<lb />And I've left their bones in a shallow grave on some beleaguered<lb />shore $<lb />I've plundered the earth and laid it waste, with youth as my<lb />helpless tools;<lb /><lb />AND EACH TIME I CALL, YOU SEND THEM ALL, FOR YOU ARE SUCH HOPE-<lb />LESS FOOLS.<lb /><lb />Seize The Air wah he<lb /><lb />How many times have you lis-<lb />tened to the local radio station,<lb /><lb />and heard an announcer give an<lb />editorial calling for slaughter<lb /><lb />in South-east Asia and for repres-<lb />sion of dissent in America. 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