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Joyce Wagner

Joyce served as a Marine from 2002-2008 and was the first woman in her shop, and one of the first women marines to serve at Camp Korean Village in Western Iraq in 2004. After experiencing and witnessing gross inequity amongst service members based on gender, sexuality, and race, she could no longer see the military as a force that could "free" anyone. She completed her contract and was honorably discharged from the IRR in September of 2009. She holds a BA in Cultural Studies and Visual Art (with a concentration on the Middle East and Women's Studies) from Chatham College for women, and is working toward a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Digital Technology from Chatham University. When not pushing the use of hi-tech integrated task management systems on the board of directors, Joyce enjoys making and trading zines, rollerskating and roller derby, and is a proud, hard-working single mom.

Joyce Wagner's Posts

We Support Freedom for Oscar Lopez, and this is why.
Iraq Veterans Against the War stands behind Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera. Oscar contributed to the GI Resistance movement during Vietnam that helped to inspire IVAW’s mission. IVAW also values the self-determination of all people impacted by US militarism and colonialism. This includes Puerto Rico, the oldest colony in the...
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Independence Day Message from Tom Morello
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."  - Nelson Mandela Dear Friend, Tomorrow, many people in the United States will celebrate their independence, but Independence Day in this country has always raised a lot of questions for me. Are we truly independent?...
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On the Occupation of Mosul and the Cities of Western Iraq - Guest Blog by Yanar Mohammed
The Iraqi society is suffering unprecedented crisis that threatens the future of peaceful co-existence of citizens, and augments genocides and civil conflicts based on the sectarian identities that were established on the Iraqi population, and were strengthened throughout more than a decade of the American occupation to Iraq. Mosul City has fallen...

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Branch of Service:

United States Marine Corps Reserve

Unit(s):

HMLA 775

Military Occupation:

6324 Avionics Technician, AH-1W and UH-1N aircraft (Hueys and Cobras)

Where Served:

Camp Korean Village, Al Taqqadum, and Al Asad Iraq; Camp Pendleton, CA, NATC Pensacola, FL, and Johnstown, PA.

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