Joshua Casteel
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Joshua Casteel (27 December 1979 – 25 August 2012) was a United States Army soldier, conscientious objector, playwright, and divinity student.[1][2][3] He volunteered for the army in 2002 and conducted interrogations in Abu Ghraib prison.
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Birth name | Joshua Eric Casteel |
Born | (1979-12-27)27 December 1979 Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Died | (2012-08-25)25 August 2012 (aged 32) New York, New York |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 2002–2005 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
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In 2005 he received an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. He was active in the anti-war movement before dying of lung cancer in 2012. His cancer can be attributed to the inhalation of many toxic fumes from the burn pits he guarded and slept by while he served in the Iraqi war.