“DEPRIVED OF HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT”

"DEPRIVED OF HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT"

30 March 2011

Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin had questioned Obama's eligibility to issue orders, was court-martialed in December 2010 and sentenced to six months at Ft. Leavenworth as well as discharge from the Army and forfeiture of pay and benefits. He has a wife and three young children.

Major Matthew Kemkes
U.S. Army Trial Defense Service
204 Lee Avenue
Suite B12
Ft. Myer, VA 22211-1199

Subj: LTC Terrence Lakin Clemency Request

Major Kemkes:

It has come to my attention that letters from military veterans would be helpful to Colonel Lakin in connection with a request for clemency which you are preparing on his behalf.

I am a former naval aviator with service in Vietnam. Following active duty as a regular naval officer, I served in the Naval Reserve until my retirement in 1982 with the rank of Commander USNR. I am also a retired airline captain, having retired in 2000 as a JFK-based international captain with Trans World Airlines.

I have followed Colonel Lakin's case with great interest and concern. I have admired Colonel Lakin not only for his long and honorable service to his country, but also for the courage of his convictions which he displayed in the matter that resulted in his court martial, conviction, and imprisonment relating to the validity of orders he received from what he believed to be a defective military chain of command................

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