Brandon Neely

Brandon Neely is a former United States Army guard at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, in Cuba.[1][2][3] Neely is notable for agreeing to be interviewed by the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas at the University of California, at Davis.

Neely declined to respond to a recall to active duty from the Individual Ready Reserve in 2007.[4][5][6] Neely reported that, after receiving letters from the Department of Defense, he was sent an honorable discharge[7] from the Army Reserve.

In January 2010, Neely flew to the United Kingdom and met with former captives.[8] Neely and Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul reconnected in 2009 via Rasul's Facebook page. The BBC Radio was scheduled to air a documentary about the meeting on January 14, 2010.

  1. ^ Mike Melia (2009-02-16). "Former Gitmo guard recalls abuse, climate of fear". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. ^ "Testimony of Spc. Brandon Neely". Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas. December 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  3. ^ Jenifer Fenton (2011-10-28). "Ex-Guantanamo guard tells of violence against detainees". CNN. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 'We were told that they were all guilty ... that these were the worst of the worst,' Brandon Neely said about the detainees who were arriving at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
  4. ^ "Iraq vet Brandon Neely successfully resists IRR recall". Courage to Resist. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  5. ^ Andy Worthington (2008-11-11). "On Veterans Day, my correspondence with Brandon Neely, Iraq war resister and former Guantánamo guard". Retrieved 2009-02-16. mirror
  6. ^ Brian Lews, Brandon Neely (2008-11-11). "This Veterans Day, U.S. Soldiers Say 'Stop the War'". Alternet. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  7. ^ Mike Melia (2009-02-15). "Ex-Gitmo guard describes abuse". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-08-09. 'Neely, who served for a year in Iraq after his six months at Guantánamo, received an honorable discharge last year'
  8. ^ Gavin Lee (2010-01-12). "Guantanamo guard reunited with ex-inmates". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-01-12.