Here's to hoping lots more join him. Everyone should respect this man, it's incredibly difficult to stand up to "lawful" orders like this and win- in particular when you're an officer. And, if I may boldly assert that I can tell, why is it so many objectors seem to be people of color?

Lieutenant defies Army over ‘illegal’ war

By William Cole
The Honolulu Advertiser
In one of the first known cases of its kind, an Army officer from Honolulu is expected to refuse to go to Iraq this month with his unit, citing what he calls the “illegal” and “immoral” basis of the war, his father confirmed.

The officer, 1st Lt. Ehren K. Watada, 28, son of former state campaign spending commission executive director Bob Watada, is believed to be one of the first military officers to publicly take steps to refuse his deployment orders. Read more…