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2004 Baghdad refusal of orders

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220: 290: 97:, and taken off active duty while their vehicles were repaired and upgraded with steel armor plates. They returned to active status on November 11. 261: 47:
had earlier been forced to turn back from an abortive 3.5 day journey to another army base which had refused their load of contaminated fuel.
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Of the 19 soldiers who refused the order, 18 were placed under investigation. In the end, the army decided not to pursue a
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On October 21, the Army announced that they had replaced the commander of the unit at her own request. The
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against five of them. Five soldiers were reassigned to different units.
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Hudson, Jeremy. Clarion Ledger. "Actions initiated in order refusal"
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Index

Army reservists
Iraq War
fuel tankers
Baghdad
mutiny
suicide mission
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Tallil Air Base
Taji
Baghdad
Iraqi insurgents
infantry
helicopter
court-martial
non-judicial punishments
stand down
first sergeant





CNN
GIs who refused fuel run won't face court-martial


World Socialist Web Site
US soldiers mutiny over “suicide mission” in Iraq

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