Joshua Key (soldier)

This article is about the American author. For the English association footballer, see Joshua Key (footballer).
Joshua Key
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Service/branchUnited States Army (now deserted)
Years of service2003 -
RankPrivate
Battles/warsIraq War
Other workvarious

Joshua "Josh" Key is a United States Army deserter, who fled while on leave from the Iraq War, and is a current resident of Canada. He is the author, with Lawrence Hill, of The Deserter's Tale,[1][2] a book chronicling his service in Iraq and his subsequent departure from military life.[3]

  1. ^ Key, Joshua; Hill, Lawrence (June 2007). The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq. Atlantic Monthly. ISBN 978-0-87113-954-2.
  2. ^ Key, Joshua; Hill, Lawrence (June 2007). The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq. House of Ansi Press. ISBN 978-0-88784-208-5.
  3. ^ Hill, Lawrence (November 24, 2007). "Just desertions". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.