Posted on 05/21/2004 9:46:29 AM PDT by finnman69
Anti-War Soldier Convicted of Desertion Friday, May 21, 2004 FORT STEWART, Ga. — A military jury on Friday convicted a U.S. soldier of desertion for leaving his combat unit in Iraq in protest of the war. A panel of four officers and four enlisted soldiers found Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia (search) of the Florida National Guard guilty during a court-martial at Fort Stewart. The 28-year-old Mejia of Miami Beach was missing five months before he turned himself in.
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Wow, refreshing to see the headline accurate.
Good;
Maybe this should help to reinforce the idea that, while ours is a "volunteer" army, following orders is not itself voluntary.
More here:
Court-Martial Starts For AWOL GI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1139224/posts
as well they should...he is without honor-
This was pretty much a no-brainer, the ones on trial
should have been whoever was counciling him.
Why can't civilian courts work this fast?
This guy was an NCO, they need to send a strong statement here. When in doubt... max 'em out.
Something about Duty, Honor, Country?
Or (more probable) a much smaller case load.
What was the punishment? The article did not give any more info than what you posted.
Where's Patton now that we need him? Of course even then the PC police got their way.
All his excuses about conscientous objection and serving longer than 8 years were not relevant to this case.
the answer MAY be 'lawyers'.
He faces up to a year in jail and a bad conduct discharge when he will be sentenced Friday afternoon
I'll agree with that if we qualify it by saying civilian lawyers as opposed to military lawyers.
I was one of several soldiers at the center of a 15-6 investigation. I will be the first to say that the investigation was swift, fair, and just. It's just the way the military works.
Isn't this the same punishment the GI got for putting panties on a terrorist's head?
That seems like a light sentence for desertion.
Jeremy Hinzman, I think his name is.
That Ramsey Clark sure is a good defense attorney. I wonder if the guy consulted with Clark prior to deserting?
Yeah, I caught that after I posted, guess we will find out after lunch. I wonder what happened about his defense that he couldn't serve over 8 years by NG regulations?
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