I am very concerned that at the end of WND post, there is a plea to donate toward the defense of LTC Lakin. I listened to a radio spot that was linked on Citizen Wells yesterday and Mr. Puckett (LTC Lakin’s attorney) said not to give any money toward his legal defense. He said that LTC Lakin will need money for his family and help in establishing a new life should the worst happen, that is, not only having to serve time and losing all benefits and his pension, but also losing his medical license.
I paraphrased the attorney. He is not giving up on LTC Lakin, but wanted people to know that the family will need financial help, not the defense.
Losing his career, his benefits, and his pension are is choice. As for his medical license, that isn't granted by the Army but is issued by one of the states. Just because he's cashiered and spends time in Leavenworth doesn't mean that he'll lose that. For example Yolanda Huet-Vaughn, the Army doctor who also refused to obey a lawful order and who was courtmartialed and jailed just after Desert Storm, is a practicing physician not 10 miles from where I'm sitting.