Charles Sheehan-Miles
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Charles Sheehan-Miles 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
. 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).
He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and served in the U.S. Army in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Sheehan-Miles served as a tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
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
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
. 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
Helen Caldicott
Helen Mary Caldicott is an Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons proliferation, war and military action in general. She hosts a...
), the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (as a board member) and Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Common Sense, founded in 2002, is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocacy on behalf of United States veterans who continue to serve their country by protecting the rights and interests of fellow citizens...
(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).
External links
- Sheehan-Miles home page
- personal page
- Diane Rehm Show - Mental Health and Military Service in Iraq
- http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/presents/index.fit.to.kill.html - CNN Presents "Fit to Kill" - interview with Charles Sheehan-Miles
- http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080102/163225.shtml - 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