Still, his facial expression does not reflect the gravity of the situation. Either he doesn’t realize how bad off he is, or he feels his conviction is serving some sort of goal that he approves of.
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| FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) A military jury convicted a U.S. soldier Friday of desertion for leaving his combat unit in Iraq in protest of the war. Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia of the Florida National Guard was found guilty by a jury of four officers and four enlisted soldiers. He faces up to a year in jail and a bad conduct discharge and was to be sentenced Friday afternoon. Mejia said he disobeyed orders to return to his unit because his war experiences prompted him to seek status as a conscientious objector.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 mmmmm - Vic, love your catalogue |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-21 7:09:04 PM |
| #12 Break out the pink underwear. |
| Posted by: Victoria Sekret 2004-05-21 7:05:39 PM |
| #11 Way too soft. AWOL is one thing, but this guy deserted his post and those under his charge. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-05-21 6:54:35 PM |
| #10 He'll have new insight when the pison MPs jam his jaw into those stairs when he does not move up them fast enough. No digital cameras to record the "abuse" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-21 6:36:09 PM |
| #9 What a beautiful sight: Still, his facial expression does not reflect the gravity of the situation. Either he doesn’t realize how bad off he is, or he feels his conviction is serving some sort of goal that he approves of. |
| Posted by: cingold 2004-05-21 6:30:27 PM |
| #8 Private Slovik's new roomie? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-05-21 5:17:53 PM |
| #7 I served 10 years in the Infantry and a Persian Gulf I vet and I have a few simple questions.... If he was an INFANTRY squad leader (Staff Sergeant) then WHY did he NOT take action to stop the "so-called" brutalities on the Iraqis that he witnessed? All he had to do was "take charge" (which by the way just happens to be in his job description and he got paid for) and put an end to it? Why did he wait until AFTER he was on his 2 week R&R before he suddenly "woke up" and made these claims? Quite frankly, (and pardon my French) but he is what we in the Infantry use to refer to as a shitbag. (Sorry Fred I don't usually use the word French in polite conversation) Nothing more, nothing less. I feel he should have been reduced to the rank of E-1, with forfiture of all pay, and a DISHONORABLE discharge. THEN sentenced to 5 years in Leavenworth. Why? Because he was suppose to have been a leader of men. Responsible for the training, discipline, and welfare of his troops. He failed not only them, by abandoning them on the field of battle where REAL leadership is needed most, but the country for which he served. Just my 2 cents. |
| Posted by: 98Zulu 2004-05-21 5:17:06 PM |
| #6 Do worse than shoot him. Deport his a$$ to where he came from (Guatemala?) after he gets out. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-21 2:49:03 PM |
| #5 He should have been shot. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2004-05-21 1:11:31 PM |
| #4 AF Lady Sounds like they're being a little soft on the sentence as a political move in light of his "concientious objector" |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-05-21 1:05:45 PM |
| #3 He faces up to a year in jail and a bad conduct discharge What is this!? Just a year!? We had a guy in our command who forged some checks and he got 2 years in Leavenworth for that. And Leavenworth isn't a nice place to be from what I heard. |
| Posted by: AF Lady 2004-05-21 12:58:07 PM |
| #2 Prisoner Mejia, you will officially start crackin' rocks for the people of the United States tomorrow. What about those two cruds who went to Canada? Have they been officially given asylum? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-21 12:56:19 PM |
| #1 You have officially been demoted to Shitstain First Class. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-05-21 12:53:15 PM |