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==Antiwar activity== The post has served as a hub for antiwar activity during both the Vietnam War (e.g. the "[[Fort Hood Three]]" incident) and the [[War on Terror]]. From 1968 to 1973, the [[Oleo Strut (coffeehouse)|Oleo Strut]] was a [[G.I. coffeehouses|G.I. coffeehouse]] located near post in Killeen, Texas.<ref name="uth">{{cite web |url=http://www.underthehoodcafe.org/history.html |title=Under the Hood - Oleo Strut History |publisher=Underthehoodcafe.org |date=4 July 1968 |access-date=20 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903130244/http://www.underthehoodcafe.org/history.html |archive-date=3 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The coffee house was featured in the documentary ''[[Sir! No Sir!]]''.<ref>''Washington Post'': [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051800528.html Veterans Fighting for Peace.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164520/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/18/AR2006051800528.html |date=10 September 2018 }} 19 May 2006.</ref> In 2009, the tradition of the Oleo Strut continued when the [[Under the Hood Café]] opened. The location serves as an outreach center for antiwar activists to reach out to area soldiers, and provide them with support.<ref name="uth" /> Under the Hood Café announced on 10 November 2014 that it would close by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://underthehoodcafe.org/2014/11/goodbye-to-college-street/ |title=Goodbye to College Street | Under the Hood Cafe & Outreach Center |access-date=8 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208024533/http://underthehoodcafe.org/2014/11/goodbye-to-college-street/ |archive-date=8 February 2015}}</ref> Recently several soldiers supported by Under the Hood have taken public acts of resistance, including [[Amnesty International]] [[prisoner of conscience]]<ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/093/2009/en USA: Soldier imprisoned as conscientious objector: Travis Bishop] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216064640/http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/093/2009/en |date=16 February 2015 }} Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience website, 24 August 2009.</ref> Travis Bishop.<ref>''The Olympian'': [http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/02/1192708/soldier-who-refused-afghan-tour.html Soldier who refused Afghan tour released.] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130821023749/http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/02/1192708/soldier-who-refused-afghan-tour.html |date=21 August 2013 }} 2 April 2010.</ref><ref>[http://kdhnews.com/news/soldier-gets-year-in-jail/article_d4c2e466-db22-585f-9b48-71b241b7a1f0.html Soldier Gets Year In Jail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053155/http://kdhnews.com/news/soldier-gets-year-in-jail/article_d4c2e466-db22-585f-9b48-71b241b7a1f0.html |date=4 March 2016 }} Killeen Daily Herald, 15 August 2009, Rebecca LaFlure. Retrieved 5 November 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/06soldier.html U.S. Soldier Who Didn't Obey Is Jailed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827155117/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/us/06soldier.html |date=27 August 2017 }} The New York Times, 5 August 2009, James McKinley Jr. Retrieved 5 November 2009.</ref>
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