Soldier who refused 2nd Iraq tour is released

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http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=45202


Agustin Aguayo — the Army private who jumped out of his bedroom window to avoid a second deployment to Iraq — was released from military prison Wednesday.

Found guilty of desertion and missing movement at a March 6 court-martial at Leighton Barracks in Würzburg, Germany, Aguayo was sentenced to eight months’ confinement, but was credited with 161 days served, having been incarcerated at Mannheim Confinement Facility since late September.

Aguayo’s release came just a day after the Pentagon announced the deaths of two 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment soldiers, and the day before a memorial ceremony in Schweinfurt for three others in his unit.

So far, the unit has suffered nine fatalities since deploying in August and September. If Aguayo had deployed, he would have been serving in the 1-18 as a combat medic.