Thousands of troops say they won't fight
Since 2000, about 40,000 troops from all branches of the military have
deserted, the Pentagon says.
July 05, 2006
Swept up by a wave of patriotism after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Chris
Magaoay joined the Marine Corps in November 2004.
Less than two years later, Magaoay became one of thousands of military
deserters who have chosen a lifetime of exile or possible court-martial
rather than fight in Iraq or Afghanistan.
"It wasn't something I did on the spur of the moment," said
Magaoay, a native of Maui, Hawaii. "It took me a long time to realize
what was going on. The war is illegal."
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