Colo. soldier to surrender after fleeing to Canada

[Oreo]

Another sad story. I'm sure this guy will be put in the worst part of Iraq within a month.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5107454,00.html

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A U.S. Army soldier who fled to Canada rather than return to Iraq said Tuesday he was traveling to Fort Knox to surrender to military authorities.

Kyle Snyder, a former combat engineer, left the U.S. in April 2005 while on leave to avoid a second deployment to Iraq.

''I don't see a lot of positive things coming from this war,'' Snyder told reporters Tuesday morning at a Louisville church. ''I see it as a counterproductive mission.''

The 23-year-old from Colorado Springs, Colo., had trained as an engineer with the 94th Corps of Engineers, but he said he was put on patrol when he got to Iraq in 2004, something he said he wasn't trained to do.

Snyder said he began to turn against the war when he saw an innocent Iraqi man seriously wounded by American gunfire. He believed the shooting was not properly investigated.

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[Earth_First]

1. Whatever your decision may be Kyle, we support your decision 110%

It took alot of courage to surrender yourself, however it took even more courage to take a stand of conscious.

:patriot: