Deserter's Surrender Highlights War's Emotional Trauma

OneWorld by Aaron Glantz | Oct. 4, 2006 (News Report)

The emotional ravages of war are at issue following the surrender to military officials of Specialist Darrell Anderson, a decorated U.S. soldier who fled to Canada rather than return to Iraq.

Anderson, who won a Purple Heart for taking shrapnel to protect the rest of his unit from a roadside bomb, turned himself in at Fort Knox, Kentucky on Tuesday after seeking refuge in Canada.

Anderson's mother and lawyer anticipated that the U.S. Army ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Oct 5, 2006 - 1:21 PM PDT
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Edited by: Ezra Fox - Oct 19, 2006 - 2:02 PM PDT

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