Lt. Michael Behenna to be paroled
Publisher’s note: In 2008 Lt. Michael Behenna became our first POW in the cultural war of political correctness. Essentially, this fine young man, a soldier of the US Army became involved in a fight with an insurgent; during that entanglement, the insurgent was killed and Lt. Behenna was charged and summarily sentenced.
I am over-joyed to report that Lt. Michael Behenna is being paroled from Ft. Leavenworth as of March 14, 2014; I am also still aghast that this fine young man was ever charged and imprisoned in the first place.
As We the People welcome this hero home to his loved ones and he begins to rebuild his life, it is now time to really increase pressure on Washington to effect the release of the only POW from the Afghanistan war; Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. We the People must strike while the iron is hot.
News 9, Oklahoma: EDMOND, Oklahoma - An Edmond soldier serving time for murder wins parole and is expected to be released next month, according to family.
Former U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna is serving a 15-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth. Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone for killing an Iraqi civilian while fighting in Iraq in 2008.
7/6/2012 Related Story: Family Stands Behind Edmond Soldier Convicted Of Murder.
Prosecutors have argued that Behenna killed the man by shooting him in the head, execution style. Behenna says he shot in self-defense.
Behenna's family has stood by him and now says he has won parole and will be released from Fort Leavenworth on March 14.