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==Refusal to Deploy to Afghanistan==
==Refusal to Deploy to Afghanistan==


On or about April 12, 2010, according to his charge sheet, LTC Lakin refused to report for deployment with 32nd Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, KY, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). <ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/30359983/LTC-LAKIN-CHARGED-Chargesheet-apf-14-chargesheet</ref> U.S. military officials state the reason given was that Lakin believes the order to be illegal. He instead appeared at the Pentagon, where he was informed by his brigade Commander Col. Gordon Roberts (Medal of Honor, Vietnam), that he would be receive a court-martial. Lakin was stripped of his Pentagon access badge and his government-issued laptop computer. <ref>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/04/13/4429371-army-to-court-martial-birther-officer</ref>
On or about April 12, 2010, according to his charge sheet, LTC Lakin refused to report for deployment with 32nd Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, KY, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). <ref>http://www.scribd.com/doc/30359983/LTC-LAKIN-CHARGED-Chargesheet-apf-14-chargesheet</ref> U.S. military officials state the reason given was that Lakin believes the order to be illegal. He instead returned to the Pentagon medical clinic he had been assigned to before receiving new temporary orders to report to Fort Campbell. At the Pentagon he was met by his brigade Commander Col. Gordon Roberts (Medal of Honor, Vietnam), and advised he would face a court-martial. Lakin was stripped of his Pentagon access security badge and his government-issued laptop computer. <ref>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/04/13/4429371-army-to-court-martial-birther-officer</ref> <ref>http://coloradoindependent.com/51209/%E2%80%98colonel-birther%E2%80%99-lakin-read-miranda-rights-pentagon-pass-revoked</ref>


==Court-Martial Charges==
==Court-Martial Charges==

Revision as of 12:17, 11 November 2010

Terrence L. Lakin
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AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1992–Present[1]
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsOperation Enduring Freedom
AwardsBronze Star

Dr.Terrence L. Lakin D.O. is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. LTC Lakin is a medical doctor and serves the Army as a flight surgeon. [2]

Early Career

Lakin is a native of Greeley, Colorado [3]

Refusal to Deploy to Afghanistan

On or about April 12, 2010, according to his charge sheet, LTC Lakin refused to report for deployment with 32nd Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Fort Campbell, KY, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). [4] U.S. military officials state the reason given was that Lakin believes the order to be illegal. He instead returned to the Pentagon medical clinic he had been assigned to before receiving new temporary orders to report to Fort Campbell. At the Pentagon he was met by his brigade Commander Col. Gordon Roberts (Medal of Honor, Vietnam), and advised he would face a court-martial. Lakin was stripped of his Pentagon access security badge and his government-issued laptop computer. [5] [6]

Court-Martial Charges

LTC Lakin faces charges of disobeying a lawful order, one count of missing movement, disobeying orders to report to a new unit, disobeying orders to report to his brigade commander, and one count of dereliction of duty after refusing to deploy to Afghanistan unless provided with proof that President Obama is a natural born U.S. citizen. [7] [8] [9]

While under investigation, Lakin has been assigned to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. [10] The court-martial trial is scheduled for December 14-16, 2010 at Fort Meade, MD. [11] Lakin's defense team includes military defense attorneys from the firm of Pucket & Faraj PC, with offices in Alexandria, Virginia. [12]

Dates of rank

Dates of Rank
Insignia Rank Date
LTC
MAJ
CPT
1LT
2LT

Awards, decorations and badges[13]

Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.

References