Charles Sheehan-Miles

Charles Sheehan-Miles (b. Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 1971) is an American veterans advocate and writer.

He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and served in the U.S. Army in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Sheehan-Miles served as a tank crewman in the 24th Infantry Division and was decorated for valor for helping rescue fellow tank crewmen from a burning tank during the battle at Rumayla oil field^[1]. Following the Gulf War, he has been involved with multiple advocacy organizations, including the National Gulf War Resource Center (as executive director), the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (as executive director, the organization was founded by Helen Caldicott), the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (as a board member) and Veterans for Common Sense (as founder/executive director).

He is the author of two novels:

Prayer at Rumayla (2001) (ISBN 978-0979411403), released under a creative commons license in 2007. Republic: A Novel of America's Future (2007) (ISBN 978-0979411424).

References

1. ^ http://www.sheehanmiles.com/about/

External links

• Sheehan-Miles home page
• personal page
• Diane Rehm Show - Mental Health and Military Service in Iraq
• [1] - CNN Presents "Fit to Kill" - interview with Charles Sheehan-Miles
• [2] - Techdirt: Author Gives Away Book for free
• DailyKos - Fictional nightmare, or a prophecy about our future?
• Meria.net - 'Meria with Charles Sheehan-Miles - Veterans for Common Sense & the News' (archived interview broadcast September 15, 2004)
• Amazon Author Profile
• Alternet stories by Sheehan-Miles
• The Trials of Julian Goodrum
• NPR The Diane Rehm Show March 2006

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