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IrateCitizen

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Thu Aug-11-05 12:45 PM
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15. You can't even get your terms right!

Kevin Benderman is not a DESERTER, because at no time did he leave. Rather, he announced that he would not be joining the rest of his unit -- AFTER he had already applied for CO designation based upon the things he saw in his first tour -- and was subsequently arrested and court-martialed.

Rather, he was legally guilty of disobeying a direct order, which is quite a different thing than being a deserter.

You have all the right in the world to disagree with what he's doing (and I would staunchly disagree with you), but at least get your terms right in describing what it is he has done.

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