[Peace-discuss] RIGHT PREVAILS

[Dlind49 at aol.com]

IT TOOK THE INTERVENTION OF GENERAL NORMAN SCHWARTZKOPF AND MANY OTHERS BUT 
THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND ACTIVE ARMY LEADERS AT FORT CARSON FINALLY DID WHAT 
WAS RIGHT. THE ENTIRE IDEA THAT THEY ACTIVATED BOTH THE MOTHER AND FATHER 
FROM ONE FAMILY WITH 7 SMALL KIDS AND SENT THEM BOTH TO IRAQ WAS / IS FLAT STUPID 
BUT THEN CURRENT ARMY UNIT COMMANDERS ARE NOT THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTBULBS IN THE 
PACKAGE - MORE LIKE 30 WATTS WHEN AT LEAST 150 WATTS IS NEEDED.  BUT THEN 
THAT WHY WE ARE SEEING SO MANY DISEASE AND NON-BATTLE INJURY (DNBI)  TYPE 
CASUALTIES.  Over 221000 non labeled as disabled from gulf war 1 and at least 4000 
more already from Gulf War  2.   

doug

Army: No Punishment Set for Soldier Mom
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
Filed at 8:40 p.m. ET

DENVER (AP) -- A soldier who refused to return to Iraq so she could care for 
her children will not be punished, the Army said Friday.

Spc. Simone Holcomb, 30, had feared she would face criminal charges and a 
discharge that would cause her to lose the benefits she earned as a member of the 
Colorado National Guard.

But Army spokesman Maj. Steve Stover said the medic will face no 
administrative or criminal penalties.

For compassionate reasons, she will be allowed to remain at Colorado's Fort 
Carson and will be given time to resolve the custody dispute that led to her 
refusal to return to Iraq, the Army said.

Holcomb's attorney, Giorgio Ra'Shadd called the announcement good news but 
said he had not received confirmation in writing. ``Every soldier knows that 
unless it's in writing, it's not true,'' he said.

Holcomb and her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn Holcomb, 40, were both sent to 
Iraq in February and a grandmother cared for the children. The couple 
returned on leave in September to settle a dispute with Vaughn Holcomb's ex-wife, who 
was seeking custody of two of the children.

A judge said one of the Holcombs had to stay home with the children to 
resolve the dispute. Simone Holcomb said she decided to stay because she is a 
reservist, while her husband has 20 years of active-duty service and is near 
retirement. She also said her husband, a tank platoon sergeant, would be more sorely 
missed by his unit.