Ann Wright

Ann Wright
Wright in November 2011
Birth nameMary Ann Wright
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Colonel
Battles/warsSierra Leone Civil War

Mary Ann Wright (born 1947) is a retired United States Army colonel and retired U.S. State Department official, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997, after helping to evacuate several thousand people during the civil war in Sierra Leone.[1]

Wright is one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.[2][3] Wright was also a passenger on the Challenger 1, which along with the Mavi Marmara, was part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nation 2010-06-09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rushworth, Katherine (3 October 2010). "The Truth For To Tell". Syracuse Post Standard. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015 – via Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Mehren, Elizabeth (20 January 2006). "She's on Activist Duty Now". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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