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August 13, 2009

Another Ft. Hood Soldier Refuses Afghanistan Deployment
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A US soldier at Fort Hood, Texas is refusing orders to deploy to
Afghanistan. Sergeant Travis Bishop is the second servicemember in as
many weeks from Fort Hood to face court-martial for resisting the Afghan
war. Last week, Specialist Victor Agosto was sentenced to a month in
jail for refusing to deploy. Like Agosto, Bishop also served a lengthy
tour in Iraq before he was given orders to fight in Afghanistan. Bishop
will appear before a military court on Friday.



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