[Vision2020] Captain of 'Mutinous' Supply Company Relieved of Command

[dickschmidt at moscow.com]

Captain of 'Mutinous' Supply Company Relieved of Command 
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
 
 
WASHINGTON — The commander of the reserve quartermaster company whose members 
refused an order to deliver fuel in Iraq last week has been relieved of his 
command, Pentagon sources told FOX News. 

Senior investigating officers who were dispatched to the 343rd Quartermaster 
Company's (search) encampment in Tallil, Iraq, following the incident relieved 
the captain of his command Wednesday.

The Pentagon sources wouldn't say why the move was made, only that the captain 
was found to have been derelict in his duty.

On Monday, the U.S. military had said no decision had been made on whether to 
discipline the Army reservists, despite statements from their relatives that 
the soldiers would be discharged.

"It is too early in the process to tell if any disciplinary actions will be 
initiated," Maj. Richard Spiegel, spokesman for the 13th Corps Support Command 
(search) in Balad, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Families of some soldiers involved said Monday the commanders did not act on 
complaints that the convoy was hauling contaminated fuel or that their 
vehicles were in poor working order and were not sufficiently protected with 
armor.

Spiegel said no decision will be made on discipline until the investigation is 
completed and recommendations are made. "I could not speculate as to why 
soldiers would be telling people that they are going to be discharged," he 
said.

 


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