At 16 Carl Webb dropped out of high school in 1982. Just before turning 17 a recruiter convinced the jobless Carl to join the U.S. military. He spent seven years on and off active duty from 1982 to 1994, which included two overseas tours. In 1993, while serving in the Louisiana National Guard he got the opportunity to train in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston, first as a combat medic and then as a licensed practical nurse. After his discharge in December of 1994, he decided to stay in Texas and work in the health care industry. In September of 1995 he moved to Austin. In August of 2001 he enlisted in the Texas National Guard and the very next month 911 happened. He got stop-loss order in July of 2004 right before his very last drill. After about two years of desertion he was kicked out of the military.

A Just Desertion, Absent soldier hidden aboveground

By CYDNEY GILLIS
Staff Reporter for Real Change News in Seattle

http://www.realchangenews.org/2006/2006_08_16/ajustdesertion.html

Greg Ansin's short video clip of an interview with Carl Webb after he'd been AWOL from the military in Knoxville, Tennessee for about 4 months.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=slgwZ2AvwTs&feature=related