An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, saying he believed the war was illegal, has officially left the service. Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek confirmed that Ehren Watada was discharged Friday. Watada was charged with missing his unit's deployment and with conduct unbecoming an officer for denouncing President Bush and the war — statements he made while explaining his actions. His court-martial ended in a mistrial in February 2007. The Army wanted to try him in a second... Read Full Story
An attorney says the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq will be allowed to resign from the service. Kenneth S. Kagan attorney says in a statement Friday that the Army plans to grant 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a discharge "under other than honorable conditions." The Honolulu-born soldier told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that he was "glad to finally bring this chapter to a close and to move on." Watada refused to deploy to Iraq with his Fort Lewis, Wash.-based... Read Full Story
Iraq war objector Lt. Ehren Watada cannot be retried by the Army on charges of missing his unit’s deployment and criticizing President George W. Bush and the war, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle said retrying Watada would violate the soldier’s constitutional protection against double jeopardy. “He dismissed the heart of [the Army’s] case,” said Watada’s lawyer Jim Lobsenz said of the judge’s ruling. “We’re very pleased. It’s taken a long time.” Watada... Read Full Story
The Justice Department will not appeal a court ruling that blocked the Army from re-trying an Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006. Army spokesman Joe Piek says Fort Lewis learned last week of the decision in the case of Ehren Watada, who claimed the war was illegal and publicly denounced President George W. Bush. Watada's first court-martial ended in a mistrial. A federal judge ruled last fall that the Army could not try him again on key charges, including missing troop... Read Full Story
Army to discharge officer who refused to go to Iraq - Court Martial is over http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-watada-discharge29-2009sep29,0,103553.story?track=rss 1st Lt. Ehren Watada's court-martial ended in a mistrial, and the Army has decided not to attempt another prosecution. Watada had argued he would be participating in war crimes if he fought in Iraq. By Kim Murphy September 29, 2009 E-mailPrint Share Text Size Reporting from Seattle - Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada... Read Full Story
This is not a hero, this is a coward! This is a hero! Click here for his full story. Tomorrow Lt. Ehren Watada will stand before a court-martial panel at Ft. Lewis Washington. There are many out there that think he is doing what is right by refusing to deploy to Iraq because of personal convictions and some of those people will show up to support him tomorrow. As a soldier that has served a lot longer than this young man, I for one will be following this case to its end. There are some... Read Full Story
Army to discharge officer who refused to go to Iraq - Court Martial is over http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-watada-discharge29-2009sep29,0,103553.story?track=rss 1st Lt. Ehren Watada's court-martial ended in a mistrial, and the Army has decided not to attempt another prosecution. Watada had argued he would be participating in war crimes if he fought in Iraq. By Kim Murphy September 29, 2009 E-mailPrint Share Text Size Reporting from Seattle - Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada... Read Full Story
Iraq war objector leaves Army (AP) – 3 Oct 2009 FORT LEWIS, Wash. — An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, saying he believed the war was illegal, has officially left the service. Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek confirmed that Ehren Watada was discharged Friday. Watada was charged with missing his unit's deployment and with conduct unbecoming an officer for denouncing President Bush and the war — statements he made while explaining his actions. His court-martial ended in a... Read Full Story
Iraq war objector leaves Army (AP) – 3 Oct 2009 FORT LEWIS, Wash. — An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, saying he believed the war was illegal, has officially left the service. Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek confirmed that Ehren Watada was discharged Friday. Watada was charged with missing his unit's deployment and with conduct unbecoming an officer for denouncing President Bush and the war — statements he made while explaining his actions. His court-martial ended in a... Read Full Story
Ehren Watada is a beautiful, beautiful (Did we mention beautiful ?) Hawaii native who graduated magna cum laude from Hawaii Pacific University in 2003, and was subsequently commissioned by the Army's Officer Candidate School--ultimately rising to the high military rank of First Lieutenant. His motivation to serve arose from a reaction to the September 11 attacks and his resulting " desire to protect our country. " Last Friday, he resigned from the Army , having been granted a discharge under... Read Full Story
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