Posted on 02/07/2005 10:21:48 AM PST by NativeTexun
07:49 AM CST on Monday, February 7, 2005 Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. - Military officials have demoted a female member of a National Guard military police unit for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at the Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq.
Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, spokesman for detainee operations at the U.S. Army-run camp did not released the name of the soldier. However, the New York Daily News identified her as Deanna Allen, 19, and Allen's mother, Ladyna Waldrop of Black Mountain, confirmed the identification.
After an inquiry, Allen was demoted from specialist to private first class and placed on restriction for participating in the event. She is still a guard at the camp, the newspaper said.
Four or five other members of the 105th who were spectators received counseling, Johnson said.
The party occurred Oct. 30, as the 160th Military Police Battalion, an Army Reserve Unit from Tallahassee, Fla., prepared to turn over its duties to the Asheville-based 105th Military Police Battalion, Johnson said.
In the course of the transfer of duties, "some individuals in their exuberance decided to put together a mud-wrestling thing," Johnson said Sunday by telephone. "There were females involved, and some members of the 105th also became involved, one female soldier in particular." (site requires free registration)
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I can't believe this is news ...
This isn't news. Well, maybe it is, but we should see some pictures before trying to determine its validity...
She's a "lean, mean, fighting machine."
John Candy would have liked that.
I can't believe no one has posted a picture yet!
It's been news for days here - and I took a day off for the Super Bowl.
The greatest non-story so far of 05. Why on earth should anyone besides these soldier's CO be concerned with this?
Links to original story and three photographs
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/278075p-238272c.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/278199p-238353c.html
did not released the name of the soldier
I hate it when they don't released names.
Now that I've seen the evidence I'm going to have to administer a little non-judicial punishment....
And MUCH more personal research is needed.
Please re-read the first post. The second paragraph names the soldier.
Nah, I understand. I was just making fun of the lack of proof-reading that goes on at AP.
Because the msm can use it to hurt the troops and the war effort.
I would like to invite the ones shocked and outraged over this to any college campus in the country... Women do it all the time, for fun, on a dare, for who knows what reason!!! That photo could be from any situation. Its only being called to attention because it is yet another indiscretion on the part of a female soldier. (I'm not condoning or condemning her, I'm just pointing out that this is nothing new.)
I agree that it's nothing new but our troops are held to a higher standard and should avoid any hint of impropriety, IMO.
In previous wars, there were probably lots of shenanigans going on that were harmless and served as stress-relievers to the weary soldier.
However, with a culture that makes a headline out of a sneeze, just about anything and everything can end up in the headlines. Unfortunate, but true.
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