Here is a messed up story. A member of the organization Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) named Adam Kokesh who was honorably discharged from the military is now being prosecuted so that he may be re-discharged dishonorably because of his
outspokenness against the war. Why go through all the trouble? It is a lot easier to defame a former soldier if he has been discharged dishonorably and it just might dissuade other veterans from speaking out. He goes to trial on Monday June 4th, in Kansas City. I hope this case gains national exposure in the media.
Here is a sample from his letter to the officer presiding over the hearing:
Dear Captain Sibert and Brigadier General Moore,
As an esteemed US Attorney and a General, you both must have a sense of the potential significance of my separation hearing. The prosecution of a member of the inactive reserve under these circumstances is unprecedented. As citizens, we all have a right to freedom of speech. In the Marines, we often joke that you signed away that freedom, and I understand the necessity for certain restrictions while on active duty. But those who have risked their lives to defend the rights of all Americans have a special claim to those rights when they have completed their service. Is the Marine Corps attempting to strip away those rights from the hundreds of thousands in the inactive reserves?
Good luck Adam.