Three factoids from today’s proceedings:
(1) the order to report that LtC. Lakin has pleaded guilty to ignoring came from the Brigade Commander at Walter Reed Medical Center, Colonel Roberts. Colonel Roberts is one of two winners of the Medal Of Honor in the active duty military.
(2) The prosecution has on its witness list for sentencing, the wife of the doctor who took Lt.C. Lakin’s place in Afghanistan.
(3) Colonel Lakin requested and took his pre-deployment leave AFTER he refused deployment.
Yeah I read that on caaflog and I couldn't believe it. Talk about nerve.
Roberts' resume is irrelevant. Hopefully the court won't be discussing that.
(2) The prosecution has on its witness list for sentencing, the wife of the doctor who took Lt.C. Lakin’s place in Afghanistan.
Definitely an irrelevant witness. We've been told repeatedly that Lakin WASN'T ordered to deploy to Afghanistan, so there would not be a doctor who took his place, much less his wife. If the prosecutor is admitting that Lakin WAS being deployed to Afghanistan, then they are admitting that Obama's authority over that deployment is indeed relevant. Lakin then has a legal right to challenge that authority.
(3) Colonel Lakin requested and took his pre-deployment leave AFTER he refused deployment.
Again, the official charges do not say anything about Lakin refusing deployment. This is more irrelevant detail.