serviceyears laterwork branch birth_date rank article_title name
2001 -- ?? political activism united states army 25 february 1983 -lrb- sergeant -rrb- selena coppa
 selena danielle coppa
selena coppa

selena danielle coppa -lrb- born february 25 , 1983 -rrb- was a military intelligence sergeant in the united states army .
she is primarily notable for her organizing and activism against the us occupation of iraq while serving as an active duty military member , including serving on the executive board of iraq veterans against the war .
in 2009 it was announced that she was heading a committee responsible for gaining and training more active duty anti-war soldiers .
she has the somewhat unusual status of being a war resister strictly holding to legalities , and has been identified as a primary `` force multiplier '' for other servicemembers attempting to resist the war through legal means .
