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Deserter objects to war killing not defending U.S.
STOCKHOLM, UP I) Lt John R Wequist the first West Point graduate to desert over Vietnam said he could not kill people who had not harmed Americans. The 24 year old officer fled May 15 from his unit in West Germany with his wife and daughter and asked political asylum in Sweden on May 16. He said he would not serve in Vietnam as war should be waged only to defend directly, and he questioned U S aims. He said his parents live in Pittsburg Kansas and his wife is 24 and Elizabeth is one. He gave the interview to United Press International.
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