On August 31st, Sgt. Clousing was charged with violating Article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (desertion). If found guilty, he could face a maximum of two years in confinement. The Army did this despite Sgt. Clousing turning himself in. Former Judge Advocate General and Sgt. Clousing’s Co-counsel David W. […]
The United States Army opened two parallel investigations into disclosures made by Sgt. Clousing about the abuse of power and lack of accountability of the US Military in Iraq. These disclosures have been backed up by investigations conducted by Human Rights Watch. Speaking about the conditions in Iraq, John Sifton from Human Rights […]
Accompanied by Iraq vets, family, friends and lawyers, Sgt. Clousing returned to military custody on August 11th. As previously stated, turning himself in had always been Sgt. Clousing’s intention, and he had been actively working to do so for many months. He was met at the gate by Military Police, and was escorted […]
On August 11th at the annual Veterans for Peace convention, surrounded by fellow Iraq Vets Against the War, resisters of other wars, military families, friends, and other supporters, Sgt. Clousing spoke about his opposition to the continued occupation of Iraq. Reporters from over a dozen media outlets attended the press conference, and recorded as Sgt. […]
Sgt. Ricky Clousing enlisted in the army after the events of September 11. He served in the army for three years, five months of those in Iraq. After 18 months of instruction, he completed his necessary training as an interrogator and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. He deployed to Iraq with his unit […]
