Free Capt. Howard Levy M.D.
Title
Free Capt. Howard Levy M.D.
Subject
Anti-Vietnam War Movement
Description
In 1967, Captain Howard B. Levy faced a court-martial after declining to provide medical training for Green Berets heading to the war zone in Vietnam, arguing that such a practice was against medical and his personal ethics. The trial received national attention and raised questions about the responsibility of military doctors to teach soldiers medicine, as well as an individual’s right to refuse to participate in war crimes. Levy served two years in prison for his actions and his case ultimately reached the Supreme Court.
Creator
unknown
Source
Roz Payne
Publisher
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date
ca. 1967
Format
Button
Type
Physical Object
Collection
Citation
unknown, “Free Capt. Howard Levy M.D.,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed April 3, 2025, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/170.