The Pentagon Better Think Twice

Thanks to Heather Hollingsworth, AOL News and the AP

After Viet Nam, non-Veteran citizens didn't treat the Vets very well. Now it looks like the Govt that sent today's Vets to war will treat them poorly when they come home.
All I can think to say to the Pentagon is.... you Two faced mutha #@#$%s.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 31) - An Iraq war veteran could lose his honorable discharge status after being photographed wearing fatigues at an anti-war protest.
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Iraq veteran Adam Kokesh is scheduled to meet with a Pentagon panel Monday over his discharge from the Marines.

Marine Cpl. Adam Kokesh and other veterans marked the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq in April by wearing their uniforms - with military insignia removed - and roaming around the nation's capital on a mock patrol.

After Kokesh was identified in a photo cutline in The Washington Post, a superior officer sent him a letter saying he might have violated a rule prohibiting troops from wearing uniforms without authorization.

Kokesh, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, responded with an obscenity.
Now, a military panel has been scheduled to meet with Kokesh on Monday to decide whether his discharge status should be changed from "honorable" to "other than honorable."
"This is clearly a case of selective prosecution and intimidation of veterans who speak out against the war," Kokesh said. "To suggest that while as a veteran you don't have freedom of speech is absurd."

I wonder which draft dodging pinhead NeoCon came up with this idea?

Kokesh is part of the Individual Ready Reserve, a segment of the reserves that consists mainly of those who have left active duty but still have time remaining on their eight-year military obligations.
His attorney, Mike Lebowitz, said Kokesh's IRR status ends June 18. He said at least three other veterans have been investigated because of their involvement at demonstrations.
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Kokesh said he had reservations about Iraq even before the United States invaded, but wanted to go there to help rebuild schools and mosques after Saddam Hussein 's regime was toppled. He even learned Arabic.
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Kokesh argues that he was not representing the military at the protest in Washington, and he made that clear by removing his name tag and other military insignia from his uniform.

Lebowitz said Kokesh technically is a civilian unless recalled to active duty and had the right to be disrespectful in his response to the officer. He called the proceedings against Kokesh highly unusual and said the military usually seeks to change a veteran's discharge status only if a crime has been committed.
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"I love the Marine Corps," he said. "I always have loved the Marine Corps, and that is why I'm particularly offended to see it being used for political ends."

Of course he loves the Marine Corps. Anybody who can make it through that training program must be dedicated.
Somebody better make sure these guys aren't attacked by the NeoCon hatchet men.
They deserve our respect and thanks no matter what their current opinion is on the war,and Kerry better jump in on this issue. He has a lot in common with these kids.

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