Cpl. Bradford Flores was granted a religious waiver to grow his hair out in honor of his Navajo heritage. Under murder and manslaughter charges, the corporal faces 10 years to life in prison. A group recently launched a program to address a rise in suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart is the third general officer in the Air Force’s 76-year history — and the second in the past three years — to face court-martial. Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart has become the second Air Force general officer ever charged with a sexual crime. Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive. U.S. troops are the country’s only constituency not afforded the same constitutional rights as defendants in civilian courts. Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley was found guilty of one of three counts of abusive sexual contact in an April 2022 court-martial. The Army increasingly discharges soldiers for violent crimes rather than face trial. A federal watchdog called for ending the practice in 1978. By Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson and Davis Winkie 2 years ago The soldier faces sentencing in April. By Staff Report
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