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| Air Force Officer Faces Vandalism Charges | |||
| 2005-08-24 | |||
Lt. Col. Alexis Fecteau faces criminal mischief charges for allegedly blacking out Bush bumper stickers on cars at Denver International Airport and then spray-painting an expletive over them. Fecteau was reassigned on Aug. 10, said Col. Dave Cannon, a spokesman for the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. Fecteau had been director of operations for reserve forces at the National Security Space Institute at the base.
Fecteau's lawyer, Patrick Mulligan, said he was ``a highly decorated colonel in the Air Force with 500 combat hours in the Gulf War, Kosovo and Bosnia. Any allegations have to be viewed in that context.'' Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Fecteau is suspected of vandalizing at least 10 vehicles at the airport between June and December. Fecteau turned himself in and was released on $5,000 bond. Mulligan declined to answer any questions about his client's possible motives.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Steve did I point out that he holds the same position of Bill Burkett? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-24 22:43 |
| #5 Im expecting to see Col. Alexis around here at anymoment. Perhaps he can shed more light on this Abu Grab thing. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-24 17:57 |
| #4 I just have a sneaking suspicion that those â500 combat hoursâ were less about combat and more about flying in that Area Of Operations. I am not denigrating the fact they he did fly in a deadly dangerous area, but the term is misleading. The DOD sets a geographic AOO that are designated hostile and any aircrew that crosses into that area gets âCombat Creditâ for that time the were airborne. Air Medals and DFCs can be (and are) awarded based on a compilation of these hours. I donât remember the formula, but after say 50 hours you get an Air Medal and after 500 you would get a DFC. No disrespect is intended to those people who are up there guarding the skies, but flying in the AOO is not the same as Air-to-Air Combat like his lawyer is implying. This guy may have indeed flown Air-to-Air Combat but I bet they would have identified him as a Fighter or Bomber pilot if that were the case. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-24 11:51 |
| #3 Sarge, In fact, because he is a decorated colonel, there should be that much less tolerance for his actions. He's supposed to know all about discipline and self-control. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-08-24 11:03 |
| #2 Benedict Arnold has a distinguished American commander leading from the front in the Montreal Campaign and Saratoga. His personal valor at Saratoga was decisive. Unfortunately, later General Arnold opted for alternate employment. A thousand atta-boys are wiped out by one ah-sh*t. |
| Posted by: Thrinegum Sleager2196 2005-08-24 04:04 |
| #1 Fecteau's lawyer, Patrick Mulligan, said he was ``a highly decorated colonel in the Air Force with 500 combat hours in the Gulf War, Kosovo and Bosnia. Any allegations have to be viewed in that context.'' Whoopty friggin doo! Sounds like maybe he pulled one too many g's and loosened a screw it that soft LLL head of his. He has acted like a LLL child and it's on camera, so his actions should be viewed (and will be) in THAT context. I don;t care if he was awarded (and he wasn't) the CMOH you don't vadalize cars because that is a crime. If the lawyer is trying play the PTSD defense he better have more than "My client has shiny medals" for a defense. I bet the military jury and judge will also be highly decorated. T |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-24 00:58 |