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PageOneQ Updates an SLDN Client’s Story

PageOneQ.com and reporter Julie Weisberg have an update on the case of SLDN client Christopher Mastromarino (pictured). Mastromarino, who was targeted for expulsion from the Army on charges deemed "trumped up" by his SLDN attorney, will now complete his enlistment . . . and will not be dismissed from the Army. And, as Weisberg reports, there may have been a change of heart in Mastromarino's unit at the Old Guard. "Mastromarino said he ran into the Old Guard's commander, Col. Joseph P. Buche, by chance while walking down a hallway," Weisberg writes. "If he was going to be removed from the military, it would have been up to the colonel to sign off on his discharge papers, Mastromarino said." "He punched me on the shoulder and said, ‘I heard a lot of good things about you. Keep up the good work,'" Mastromarino said of his encounter with Col. Buche. Mastromarino's career was saved by SLDN with more than a little help from media outlets like PageOneQ. The public attention on his story no doubt gave his command a (long) pause before making their final decision. And reporters like Weisberg helped make a very significant difference in the life of one soldier. You can read the complete PageOneQ report online here. - Steve Ralls

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10-18-07