| 词条 | Aidan Delgado |
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Aidan Delgado is an American attorney, author, and war veteran. His 2007 book The Sutras of Abu Ghraib detailed his experiences during his deployment in Iraq.[1] He graduated from Georgetown Law in 2011. Early lifeDelgado was born on November 18, 1981.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} He is an American citizen and grew up in Thailand, Senegal and Egypt.[2][1][3] His father served in the American diplomatic service.[2] During his eight-year stay in Egypt, Delgado learned to speak Arabic.[3][4] His family then moved to Florida, where he attended college.[1][3] Army careerAt 19 years of age, Delgado joined the Army Reserves on September 11, 2001.[2][3] After signing his enlistment contract, he learned of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States.[2] He was deployed to Iraq in April 2003.[3] Because of his development of Buddhist beliefs, he filed for conscientious objector status.[1][3] He continued to serve in Iraq while his request was processed.[2] In November 2003, his unit was redeployed to Abu Ghraib prison.[2] In April 2004, the Army recognized his conscientious objector status and he was honorably discharged.[2][3][4] After the ArmyHe returned to Sarasota, Florida and enrolled in the New College of Florida to continue his religion studies.[2][3][4] In 2005, Delgado began giving public presentations about his experiences in Iraq.[3] The Associated Press described it as a "grisly roadshow" that gives "a disturbing account of routine brutality that he [Delgado] claims he saw during his year in Iraq."[3] His presentations resulted in military investigations from the 81st Regional Readiness Command and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command.[3] In 2007, Beacon Press published a memoir of Delgado's time at Abu Ghraib and his conscientious objection entitled The Sutras of Abu Ghraib.[1] In 2011, Delgado graduated from Georgetown Law. In the media
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/aidan-delgado/the-sutras-of-abu-ghraib/|title=THE SUTRAS OF ABU GHRAIB by Aidan Delgado|last=|first=|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=|language=en-us|via=}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/opinion/02herbert.html|title=From 'Gook' to 'Raghead'|date=May 2, 2005|publisher=New York Times|author=Herbert, Bob|accessdate=April 23, 2010}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/12/news/adme-objector12|title=Former Soldier Takes On A New Mission|last=Hettena|first=Seth|date=2005-06-12|work=|newspaper=Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-10-02|via=}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/A-Buddhist-soldier-at-Abu-Ghraib-2512402.php|title=A Buddhist soldier at Abu Ghraib|last=Hammond|first=Dewey|date=2007-08-05|website=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=|access-date=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/pov/soldiersofconscience|title=Soldiers of Conscience |publisher=PBS|accessdate=26 September 2016}} Further reading
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