Army To Allow Iraq War Objector To Resign

Photo: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada poses for a photograph in his Lacey, Wash., apartment, in this Feb. 2, 2007 file photo. John Froschauer / AP

From MSNBC:

HONOLULU - The Army is allowing the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq to resign from the service, his attorney said late Friday.

First Lt. Ehren Watada will be granted a discharge Oct. 2, "under other than honorable conditions," attorney Kenneth Kagan said.

Watada told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin he was happy the matter has finally been closed.

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My Comment: He got off lucky ..... very lucky.