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The second court-martial was for allegedly leaving his barracks without authorization. Youth
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literature and engaged in minor annoyance actions. Once the Army realized he was "a left-wing radical" they wanted to isolate him in his own room, but only officers had private rooms. Instead, they surrounded him with soldiers they thought were the "most Army type." According to Stapp, "Well, they
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work on the case and sent attorney David Rein to defend Stapp. In what was one of the earliest anti-war protests on a military base, soldiers and civilians appeared at the trial and chanted anti-war slogans. Nevertheless, Stapp was convicted and served 45 days of hard labor. Private Paul Ilg, who
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on campus and served as president of SENSE, Students for Peace. He and three other students burned their draft cards and were kicked out of school. Frustrated by difficulties building draft resistance among other students, Stapp decided to build resistance within the military.
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