Re: Questions from sisternet@xxxxx.xxx

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Hi list,

I want to thank you all for the great job you are doing. Especially Christi

and for your encouraging e-mails.

Yesterday, my husband called me from the ship where he had been ordered to

write his letter of refusal to the Captain. He said they made him watch a

video, which I guess was a joke as far as answering any real questions.

Anyway, we are hoping that it will take them at least a week to send him to

Captain's Mast. I am supposed to see him on Thursday and I won't know if he

is restricted until after I get there! (He goes underway next week).

On the advice of Christi, we have started to record EVERYTHING that happens.

Even now they are calling him names to imply that he is weak for not taking

the shot. Pretty funny huh? A man stands up for himself, which is supposed

to be what America is about, and instead he is persecuted for being true to

himself! A little ironic I think.

So far he has only officially refused. Hopefully his captain will realize

that my husband is a hard worker and is too valuable to loose. But if he

does not, well, I get him home just that much sooner. Little do they realize,

that if they kick him out, they will give us what we want--to finally get to

be together.

Of course we will fight this as he doesn't deserve to loose anything, but the

bright side is, I will have him home safe and healthy.

Good luck everyone. You are all in my prayers.

Kathleen

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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 01:40:16 EDT

From: Gceelliott1xxx (DOT) xxx

Subject: Re: Questions

<In a message dated 10/15/99 4:22:35 AM !!!First Boot!!!, sisternetxxxxx (DOT) xxx

<writes,

< << Hello all ...I have a question ... today my husband refused the shot ..

<he goes tomorrow to watch the video on Anthrax ...He has already refused to

<follow a direct order ... if he continues to refuse after tomorrows video ...

<he will go to Captain's Mast on monday

<Okay here is the question ... is it normally this fast? I was under the

<assumption that it was drawn out ... >>

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In a message dated 10/16/99 12:46:17 AM !!!First Boot!!!,

kathleen_whitehill@... writes:

<< So far he has only officially refused. Hopefully his captain will realize

that my husband is a hard worker and is too valuable to loose. >>

It sounds like your husband might be too good to lose...but even if the Navy

does lose him, if he continues to work as hard for his next employer in the

civilan world as he does now for the navy, then he is sure to have a good

civilian career.

Cheer up.....whatever happens, it sounds like you will be with him, and

that's a lot more than a lot of military servicemembers have, especially if

they are in a place like Bosnia, Kosovo, Korea, Haitia, or all over the world

in the navy or the marines.