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Associated PressDischarge Suggested for Anti-War MarineBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jun 4, 2007 (AP)
A military panel has recommended a general discharge for an Iraq
war veteran who wore his uniform during a war protest and later
responded with an obscenity to a superior who told him he might
have violated military rules.
Marine Cpl. Adam Kokesh participated in the protest in March,
clad in a uniform that had his name tag and other insignia removed.
After he was identified in a photo caption in The Washington Post,
a superior officer sent him a letter saying he might have violated
a rule prohibiting troops from wearing uniforms without
authorization.
After a hearing Monday before an administrative separation board
at the Marine Corps Mobilization Command, the panel decided not
to recommend a less-than-honorable discharge, choosing instead
the general discharge.
"This is a nonpunitive discharge," said Col. Patrick McCarthy,
chief of staff for the mobilization command. "The most stringent
discharge that could have been received is other than honorable,
and the board chose to raise that up to a general discharge."
If the recommendation is approved, Kokesh would not lose any
military benefits. McCarthy said.
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