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Soldier refused rifle and was sentenced to hard labor
Pvt Adam R Weber Jr of New Orleans was convicted by a military court in South Vietnam of willfully disobeying orders for refusing to accept a rifle. He received one year hard labor and forfeiture of $45 monthly pay, with rank reduced to private. Weber said he could not kill and hoped to serve in medical corps.
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R. W. Apple Jr
New York Times
Coci
South Vietnam
Pvt
Adam R. Weber Jr
New Orleans
Moore
Daniel B. Williams
Boonville
N.C
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