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US Army general makes pregnancy a court martialable offence

December 21, 2009 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under News, Pregnancy

A US Army general has added pregnancy as a court martialable offence, regardless of gender.
In an attempt to keep as many key personnel in the theater of combat, U.S. Army Major General Anthony Cucolo has updated military policy, allowing for the possibility of court martial and jail time for any American soldier in northern Iraq [...]

Soldier Mom Refuses Deployment to Care for Baby

November 18, 2009 by Cathy Ribble  
Filed under News

Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, 21, is a single mom and a U.S. Army cook who felt she had no choice but to refuse deployment orders in order to take care of her 10-month-old son.
The U.S. Army requires that single-parent soldiers submit a care plan for any dependent children before they can be deployed to a combat [...]

Fort Hood shootings: Unborn baby death could bring murder charges to 14 counts

November 13, 2009 by Baby Chums  
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Military officials heading the Fort Hood Shootings investigation are still deciding whether to charge Major Nidal Hasan with a 14th count of murder for the death of the unborn child of a pregnant shooting victim.
Pregnant Francheska Velez, 21, was filling out paperwork when Major Nidal Malik Hasan began shooting.
Francheska had only recently returned from a [...]

Fort Hood shootings kills pregnant Francheska Velez

November 7, 2009 by Baby Chums  
Filed under News

Tragically we can report that one of the named victims of the Forth Hood shootings, Francheska Velez, was pregnant.
One of the 13 people shot dead, Francheska Velez, 21, was filling out paperwork when Major Nidal Malik Hasan began shooting at the Texas base.
Francheska had only recently returned from a tour in Iraq, where she [...]