Sexually Harassed Soldier is Arrested After Refusing to Redeploy to Iraq
Police in Eugene, Oregon have arrested 21-year-old Army Specialist Suzanne Swift for refusing to return to fight in Iraq. Swift served in Iraq for a year but decided she could not return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq. We speak with her mother, Sara Rich.
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Posted on June 15, 2006 in News Elsewhere by outreach
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