they finally let the nun go who put her blood on a missile silo in protest

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of the imminent Iraq war.


DANBURY, Conn. Dec 22, 2005 — A pacifist nun convicted of defacing a Colorado missile silo in 2002 was released Thursday from federal prison.

Platte, along with sisters Jackie Hudson and Carol Gilbert, were arrested in October 2002 after they allegedly cut a chain link fence surrounding a Minuteman III missile silo in northern Colorado. The nuns then used baby bottles to dispense their own blood in the shape of a cross on the silo.

Air Force security quickly left training exercises to respond, arriving at the site in several armored vehicles. The three nuns, who appeared to be praying and singing, announced they were peaceful and surrendered, according to court documents.

Hudson, Gilbert and Platte were convicted on charges of obstructing national defense and damaging government property. They received prison sentences of 30 months, 33 months and 41 months respectively. Hudson and Gilbert have been released.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1432837