then the entire package has to go through the chain of command in his ultimate lead by a board of vavasor's at headquarters department of the army and then ultimately a decision is made whether or not the soldiers a conscientious objector. staff sergeant. refused to return. decision that he took the risk. are you a coward. why did this soldier go away won't this soldier won a will because the soldier does not think that this is a good war and when you look at the war a look at the reasons that took us to war and you don't find any of the things that we were told that we're going to war for trying to be true when you don't find that there were weapons of mass destruction and what you don't find there was a link between saddam hussein and al qaeda and you see that you're not helping the people and you see that the people don't want you there to me there is no military contract and no military duty that is going to justify being a part of that war. and it just exploded because i was the first combat veteran to come back from iraq and go public and say this is wrong. i did not prepare a stateme