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Joseph Callan

I grew up between Albuquerque, NM and Ft. Defiance on the Navajo Nation.  I was recruited out of Window Rock high school in 1996 with tales of Australia and PAC floats.  I spent the majority of my 11 years in the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, NC with 2nd LAR Bn.   I deployed to Iraq three times, Jan 03-May 03, Jul 04-Feb 05, Aug 06- Mar 07.  I never agreed with the war, I remember watching the news during the run-up to the invasion and being shocked when we were mobilized to deploy in spite of the complete lack of justification.  After my EAS in Feb 08 I took a few months off to hike the Appalachian Trail.  In June of 08 I started searching for other veterans who felt the same way I did about the war and found IVAW.  My first IVAW experience was the National convention in Minnesota.  Upon my return to Albuquerque I set about to starting a chapter, and within a few months we had founded the Albuquerque chapter.  At the time I was working as a canvasser and eventually a field manager for Working America AFL-CIO.  After that I worked as a Public Ally, part of an Americorps program to develop non-profit leadership and community development specifically addressing the dropout rate in NM as well as facilitating community conversations on gang violence, youth suicide/cutting, teen pregnancy, and out of school activities.  While in Albuquerque we’ve built extensive networks with many local peace and social justice organizations as well as the local authorities.    

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Branch of Service:

United States Marine Corps

Unit(s):

<p> 2d LAR &nbsp;2MARDIV</p>

Military Occupation:

<p> 0313</p>

Where Served:

<p> Iraq invasion from Kuwait to Tikrit, 04-05 Kalsu, Iskandariyah, Fallujah, Bagdad, Lutifiyah 06-07 Rawah, al Jazeera desert, al Anbar&nbsp;</p>

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