Independence refusers

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Pier,

My son was aboard the USS Independence, and eventually gave in to threats

and took the vaccines. I became heavily involved in the issue in March

when the inoculations began on the Independence and the USS Stennis. I

don't know where you got the information about the refusers on the

Independence, but they have all been discharged.

There were 7 refusers total, 6 were discharged (after being held in Japan

for 5 months), with a " general under honorable conditions " , 1 discharged

with an " OTH " because he went AWOL for 25 days after refusing the anthrax

inoculations. There were 3 refusers on the USS Stennis who have also been

discharged, 2 with a " general under honorable conditions, and 1 with an

" OTH " because she was late to a muster and charged with an unauthorized

absence.

I am still in contact with most of these brave young men and women, they

left the military with all benefits except their Montgomery GI bill, and

are currently in the process of having their discharges upgraded to an

" Honorable " .

There have been many refusers in the past nine months, and the standard

punishment up to this point has been a fine, restriction for 30-45 days,

and reduction in rank by one notch, then finally a " general under honorable

conditions " discharge. The only " OTH " discharges that I am aware of

happened due to other charges on the record of the military member. This

process seems to be happening a little faster now than it did with the Indy

and Stennis refusers. The DOD does not have a policy for vaccine refusers,

and this they claim is the reason they held the Stennis and Indy refusers

so long before discharge. The discharges are happening within a few months

currently.

I am going to forward a few articles to you, if you would like more

information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Your friend,

Lori Greenleaf

(303) 697-0508