Hoh's letter caused a stir in the Obama administration, and he was hastened to meetings with senior U.S. officials in Kabul and Washington. They praised his record of service and begged him to stay, offering him new positions in both locations. Hoh initially accepted the Washington job, but changed his mind a week later.

Hoh said that his act of protest and decision to speak out were painful, even "nauseating" at times, but he was strongly motivated by the friends he had lost on the battlefield and the mental anguish he has experienced since returning home. "I want people in Iowa, people in Arkansas, people in Arizona, to call their congressman and say, 'Listen, I don't think this is right,' " he explained, adding that he "is not some peacenik, pot-smoking hippie who wants everyone to be in love."

If you read his resignation letter, it sounds a lot like what Malalai Joya has been saying,
http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/08C7C66E-AD85-4186-A11B-2C293417FCEE/
It is in pdf format, click on "four-page letter" in clip content to read it.

It is inspiring to know that there are people who actually act on their values and stay true to themselves. Too often, there are people who are willing to manipulate or be manipulated just to fit in and perpetuate the status quo.