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Ehren Watada, Army lieutenant and son of a Vietnam-era draft dodger, was given a complete pass by the Army this week on his refusal to deploy with his unit to Iraq, according to CBS News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Piek wouldn’t confirm Watada’s type of discharge, citing privacy rules. But he said late Friday that Watada’s manner of resignation is described in Army regulations as “resignation for the good of the service in lieu of general court martial.”<\/p>\n

Watada, 31, refused to deploy to Iraq with his Fort Lewis, Wash.-based unit in 2006, arguing the war is illegal and that he would be a party to war crimes if he served in Iraq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, he’s in the wind and fair game. I’m just glad the POS didn’t deploy with soldiers in his charge.<\/p>\n

Thanks to defendUSA for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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