Since the Fort Hood Three G.I.'s were courtmartialed they have been held in the maximum security section of the stockade at Fort George Meade, Maryland. There they are awaiting transfer to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where Pvt. David Samas and PFC James Jokinson are to serve five years at hard labour, and Pvt. Dennis Mora is to serve three years. The treatment of the three soldiers at Fort Meade has been harsh and cruel. Not only are the men treated as if they were hardened criminals or potential suicides but they are quarantined from the other men as if they had a terrible disease. Men in nearby cells are punished simply for looking at or talking to one of the Fort Hood Three. Although’the Army contends that the three men must be "Segregated" from the other prisoners for "their own protection", the truth of the matter is that the Fort Hood Three are virtual heroes in the eyes of many soldiers. The Army wants to avoid any contact or dialogue between the Fort Hood Three and other G.I.'s who may be moved to oppose the war. When information about the condition of the men at Fort Meade first reached the Fort Hood Three Defense Committee, Rev. A.J. Muste, co-chairman of the committee sent a telegram of protest to Provost Marshall Cunningham at Fort Meade. A press release was sent out by the Defense Committee which was picked up by the NEW YORK POST. Several local organizations have succeeded in getting their congressmen to protest the treatment. James Weschler, Editorial Page Editor, NEW YORK POST condemed the treatment of the men in an article in the POST on October 10. Baltimore and Washington D.C. groups received considerable publicity when they staged several demonstrations outside Ft. Meade a couple of weeks ago. The Defense Committee urges all supporters of the Fort Hood Three to do the following in connection with the treatment of the three men: 1. Reproduce the October 7 letters of the men and distribute them widely
to both civilians and G.I.'s,. 2. Use the letters in attempting to get prominent local figures, Congress-
men, etc., to protest the treatment of the men. 3. Organize massive letter writing campaigns to: Captain Brixton,
Confinement Officer, Post Stockade, Fort George Meade, Maryland.