My be some woman ...
Correction: both called themselves Christians - just as so many Americans do.
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Wandered away from his post during time of hostilities. This clown is not a soldier. He's a jackass that was given a uniform.
He's also d@mn lucky he didn't get everyone on his patrol killed.
But whaddaya expect from an NG.
I am sure that the other soldiers assigned to patrol with moron are relieved that he is removed - I am! I surely would not want my son serving with him - he put everyone on his team at risk because he could only think with his small head!
"Sgt. Sean Blackwell, 27, is being punished for divulging the time and location of the patrol to his bride and the Iraqi judge who married them, his attorney said. The Florida National Guardsman avoided a possible court-martial for dereliction of duty and disobeying orders. Blackwell received a written reprimand in advance of the discharge, attorney Richard Alvoid said.
I am Christian - REAL Christians know The Light and The Life and do not convert to darkness and death! These men were impersonators - there are millions of them walking around!
BullF'ingchit....he is guilty of leaving his post... putting how many in danger...? he should be court marshalled and do time! ...and keep his enemy bride outta here we have enough sleepers already.
One can't help but have a certain amount of sympathy for him, but after all, he was in direct violation of orders not to collaberate with civilians while on duty.
There's a little different twist on this one too. .
Our soldiers married hundreds of thousands of foreign brides during past wars, were able to take them home after fighting subsided, and were not given disciplinary actions.
And another big difference is the brides in those past wars generally did not face stoning and public humiliation for "sleeping with an infidel."
Actually, he didn't do the girl a favor by marrying her, and most definitely messed up a good portion of his young life.
And then there is the negative precedent this sets for other soldiers in theatre.
I was in Saudi during Desert Storm and the only faces of Muslim women we saw were from other parts of the middle east other than Saudi.
We used to go down to the beach at Dharan (east cost) and the women would be walking in the surf fully dressed from head to toe, head covered and all. The few faces we saw were mostly Egyptian women visiting. Most had very nice features.
But I can tell you, nobody I knew had even one inkling of a desire to even go within fifty feet of any of them.
In fact, if you were an "infidel" male walking on the street or sidewalk of any Saudi town, the men would literally push their women (they have multiple wives) up to and facing the wall of the closest building until you were a safe distance away from them, usually thirty feet or so.
It's an insane circus world over there where women are considered property and not people - they literally have no rights.
Iraq though is largely a secular Muslim society where women live with their faces, arms, and at least ankles uncovred in public.
I guess that was enough to make this soldier go for broke.
Oh well - war is hell.
Also here.
For the record, a Dishonorable Discharge is a 'punitive' discharge that only can result from a conviction by a General Courts Martial.
What he most likely will receive is an Undesirable Discharge [Under Other Than Honorable Conditions] which is an 'administrative' discharge that carries a stigma unless you reside in Hollywood.