Soldier Who Left Unit in Iraq Going on Trial
From Times Wire Reports
A U.S. soldier who left his unit in Iraq rather than fight for what he called an oil-driven war faces a court-martial today on a desertion charge.
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, 28, of Miami Beach, Fla., could go to prison for a year and receive a bad conduct discharge if convicted by a military jury at Ft. Stewart.
The Florida National Guardsman left his unit in Iraq in October on a two-week furlough to the United States. He was gone for five months before turning himself in to the Army in March.
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