Mandatory Anthrax Shots Stir Health Fears, Sap Morale

Ohio National Guardsman Kurt Hickman expected to head to Iraq or Afghanistan after getting a call-up notice days before Thanksgiving. Instead, his more likely destination is a jail cell. Hickman, 20, faces trial Saturday for refusing a mandatory anthrax vaccine he fears isn’t safe. More than 500 other soldiers already have received punishments ranging from demotions to court-martials for refusing required anthrax shots.

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