Sergeant Camilo Mejia joins the other 1,076 soldiers who deserted their units in Iraq between October 2003 and March 2004.
For Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia,
a nine-year military veteran, the choice between going back to Iraq to
fight or facing a court martial and jail seemed easy. He chose
the court martial. He was found guilty of desertion in aMay 21 military
trial held at Fort Stewart, Ga.[more]
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