Families of the American soldiers demand them back

My son was under the complete control of the Army. There were many young people who attempted to refuse to participate; they were simply sent anyway," said Jeri L. Leed.

"At the present time, there is not a way for my son to refuse. We tried to find a way for him to refuse to go as he was being deployed, but this was simply not possible," she said, only giving her son’s name as Cody.

"I knew that although there would be U.S. casualties, more Iraqis would be hurt or killed, and would suffer the destruction of their country. My son was very opposed to being part of this as well," asserted Reed.

She told that American soldiers were even sent to Iraq, without knowing they would be engaged in an overall invasion and an ensuing occupation now in its sixth month.

"The soldiers were also led to believe that they would simply go to Kuwait for a couple of months and go home. Many people did not believe that George Bush would continue with this invasion," noted the grieving mother.

Out of concern for the safety of their sons and daughters, scores of parents have repeatedly called for the return of U.S. troops from Iraq.