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Dishonorably Discharged
 Out of the brig, ready to go homeWith doubts over Iraq, soldier went AWOL RALEIGH - Walt and Allyson Caison drove an hour from Selma on Saturday morning to praise a dishonorably discharged veteran. They spotted former Sgt. Ricky Clousing, 24, in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Capitol lawn. There, along with a few others, they joined the former Army interrogator in laying flowers at the foot of the statue. Clousing had been released from the brig at Camp Lejeune that morning after serving a three-month sentence for going absent without leave from Fort Bragg. Raleigh was only a stop on his way to his mother's home in Washington state for Christmas, but Clousing had several North Carolina supporters who wanted to spend time with him before he caught a donated flight home. From downtown, a small caravan of cars accompanied Clousing to the Quaker meeting house where about three dozen had gathered to feed Clousing lunch and hear his story. Posted by: .com 2006-12-25 |
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