Name: Prisoner of Conscience: The Kevin Benderman Story by Eyes Left Podcast
Duration: 39 min 43 s
Description: Interview with Sergeant Kevin Benderman, sentenced to 15 months in military prison for refusing to return to Iraq on moral grounds.

I always love hearing the backstory of other COs, hey Kevin & Jon!

Thanks so much Mike for this interview. Good wishes to Mr. Bender man ❤️🙏

I am really in awe of your podcast...It is all put very eloquently and coherently from people/soldiers who witnessed this biggest of war crimes...War is always ugly even if there exist "good wars", but the Iraq invasion of 2003 was also deeply unjust...And you really shine a light on it yourselves and by the soldiers you interview who all have a profound understanding of the war as well as its aftermath...Kudos to all of you!!!

Well thank you sir, very heartwarming to see principled men like this. Respect

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352 // Kill Bill (2003,2004)

Interview with Sergeant Kevin Benderman, sentenced to 15 months in military prison for refusing to return to Iraq on moral grounds.

Prisoner of Conscience: The Kevin Benderman Story

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