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Soldier of Conscience Granted Clemency, Released

Dahr Jamail
Sgt. Travis Bishop. (Photo: via Travis Bishop)

By: Dahr Jamail
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Last August, Travis Bishop refused to serve in Afghanistan. Having filed for Conscientious Objector (CO) status, Bishop, based at Fort Hood, Texas, in the US Army’s 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, was court-martialed and sentenced to 12 months in a military brig. He was released from the brig today.

Bishop served his time in Northwest Joint…

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