The following excerpt is from an article “Telling the Oklahoma Story” posted June 20 on NewsOK.com, a website of “The Oklahoman”. I think this story has a lot of relevance for the Ithaca area as a sanctuary city. We need to consider how best we can honor our pledge to share the burden with returning soldiers, and this news brief suggests one way. Go to original article.
AWOL workshop planned
While other churches work to help soldiers serving in combat and veterans recovering from wounds, Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City wants to help AWOL soldiers return to civilian life. The church has scheduled a workshop Sunday to help volunteers learn about regulations pertaining to AWOL soldiers. Oklahoma’s Fort Sill is one of only two U.S. installations where deserting military personnel can surrender and be discharged if they meet certain criteria. Leading the workshop will be attorney James M. Branum, co-founder of an anti-war group known as the Oklahoma Center for Conscience. The workshop is free; refreshments will be served. The church is just a few blocks from the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where soldiers who stuck it out are treated.
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