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June 14, 2007
It ain't honorable
Earlier this month, we talked about Adam Kokesh, a Marine who disgraced his uniform by wearing it in the streets of our Capital, to denigrate our military and protest the war; and who, when caught and reprimanded for his violation of orders regarding wearing his uniform, cussed out his superior officers, in writing.
What he did was certainly other than honorable, in fact, it was down right dishonorable:
It takes a special kind of scumbag to portray our military in such a manner, but to see a Marine do such a thing...
Kokesh violated orders when he wore his uniform to protest the war, he was more than disrespectful when he cussed out superior officers, and the Marines decided to remove him with an "other than honorable" discharge. A review was held, evidence heard and a decision made.
Its official now, Kokesh has lost his "Honorable Discharge" and been bumped down to a general discharge as a direct result of his dishonorable behavior. A general discharge is more than he deserves but still, spin it any way you want, bottom line is... the discharge ain't honorable.
and thanks Jack, for the tip.
Posted by LindaSoG at June 14, 2007 10:15 AM
Comments
Best news I've had all day. Yeah, it's been one of those.
Posted by: Fred Jameson at June 14, 2007 12:42 PM
On the one hand, you have your Jason Clairdays, and then, once in a while, you get your dinks like this mamaluc. No organization can ever be perfect, so I wouldn't lose too much sleep over Adam Kokesh and his ilk. The Marines have a tradition and a history that has endured a lot more than this bozo (consider Murtha). I'm just glad he's got to live the rest of his life with the three words "other than honorable" on his resume. In ten years, he'll have completely forgotten why he thought this juvenile, college-kid stunt was a good idea and wish he could turn the clock back. His comeuppance is well in the works.
Posted by: Kevin M at June 14, 2007 07:13 PM
Yeah, the news cheered me up for a bit too Fred, but it didn't last all that long.
Way too much bad stuff going on out there.
Posted by: LindaSoG at June 14, 2007 07:18 PM
Ah Kevin, you're right.
Still, we can expect the asshat to appeal and waste taxpayer time and money.
Posted by: LindaSoG at June 14, 2007 07:26 PM
Linda: You can actually appeal the decision of the US Marines?!
My world is spinning!
Posted by: Kevin M at June 14, 2007 07:49 PM
Yes Kevin, according to the article, he can appeal it, and doing so will drag it into the federal court system.
sucks, don't it?
Posted by: LindaSoG at June 14, 2007 08:47 PM
It does.
Posted by: Kevin M at June 15, 2007 09:26 PM