US army desterter who joined Legion sentenced

Manach

An interesting news article
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FORT DRUM -- An American soldier who deserted his unit on post and joined the French Foreign Legion was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday, according to a report in the New York Times
" - http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/12/16/report-soldier-who-deserted-joined-french-foreign-legion-sent.html?ESRC=army-a.nl

AbusesToilets

Saw that myself. Tells you a lot about the political atmosphere at the moment that this individual will be likely sent to jail for his actions, which, whilst he did the wrong thing in terms of desertion, he at least served with honor in the Legion. Meanwhile Bergdahl, whose desertion directly lead to the deaths of soldiers sent to look for him and probably indirectly contributed to further casualties from intel he gave up, will most likely escape punishment altogether.

Manic Moran

We'll see. Bergsdahl hasn't been shown guilty of desertion yet.

obplayer

Makes me wonder why he saw the Legion, with it's reputation for brutality, as a better option than the US military.

AbusesToilets

Manic Moran wrote: »

We'll see. Bergsdahl hasn't been shown guilty of desertion yet.

Yea, and that tells you plenty in it's own right.

ChicagoJoe

obplayer wrote: »

Makes me wonder why he saw the Legion, with it's reputation for brutality, as a better option than the US military.

The Legion have some reputation all right. Tough sons of b!tches:eek: