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Hearing Set For Soldier Who Refused Iraq Deployment

POSTED: 2:26 pm HST July 13, 2006
UPDATED: 3:15 pm HST July 13, 2006

Military officials set a court date for the Hawaii soldier who refused to deploy with his unit to Iraq.

Lt. Ehren Watada is the first officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq with his unit.

Watada's attorney, Eric Seitz, said Aug. 17 and 18 are the tentative dates for an Article 32 hearing. The hearing will determine whether Watada should be court-martialed.

Watada faces charges of missing movement, conduct unbecoming an officer and contempt.

The member of the Army's first Stryker Brigade Combat Team refused to go to Iraq after researching the war and determining it to be illegal. He asked to resign his commission, but the Army refused.

Watada has previously said he could face at least two years in prison for failing to obey an order to deploy.

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