Sumner Soldier Returns to N.C. Base Year After Deserting

The Columbian (August 19, 2006)

Author: Estes Thompson, Associated Press Writer

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MORRISVILLE, N.C. A Fort Bragg paratrooper who says he left his Army barracks last summer because he was disillusioned with U.S. actions in Iraq surrendered to military authorities there Friday.

Sgt. Ricky Clousing, 24, of Sumner had walked away from Fort Bragg on June 23, 2005, with only a few clothes and his surfboard. He said earlier Friday that he hopes airborne soldiers at the post, where thousands are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, will respect his reasons.

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Sumner Soldier Returns to N.C. Base Year After Deserting

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