Tahan K. Jones

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Full name:Tahan Jones
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1990s
State:California
Support
Anti-War Anti-Imperialism
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Biography

US Marine lance corporal who declared conscientious objection during the 1990-1991 Gulf War mobilization and refused deployment. Court-martialed for desertion / missing movement and imprisoned in military custody; his case was supported by Gulf War-era anti-war and political prisoner organizing. Documented in PFOC Breakthrough magazine.

Case

US Marine Corps Brig
Charges: Desertion / missing movement — refusal to deploy in the 1991 Gulf War as conscientious objector
Arrested: Jan 9, 1991
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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