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Media Darling Soldier Mom is Out
SAVANNAH, Ga. A single-mom soldier who says she refused to deploy to Afghanistan because she had no family able to care for her young son will be discharged from the military instead of facing a court-martial, the Army said Thursday...The decision still carries consequences for Hutchinson. She is being demoted in rank to private and will lose benefits afforded to military service members and veterans, Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said... Larson said the Army had evidence that Hutchinson, regardless of her family situation, would have resisted deploying "by any means."..."This case wasn't about a soldier having to choose between her duty to the nation and her family," Larson said. "There is evidence both from Pvt. Hutchinson and her fellow soldiers to indicate she had no intentions of deploying." Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-02-13 |
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