Mark Wilerkson went to Iraq a true believer: He supported the president, the war, and the troops he was fighting with. But what he saw on the ground forced him to question everything he’d ever known—and to decide he’d never go back.

The Resister was recognized as a finalist for the 2008 Western Publishing Association’s Maggie Awards in the Best News Story category.

Read the story on 5280.com or view a PDF here. (5280, December 2007)

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