Navy medic loses appeal over objections to Afghan duty

10/01/2011Telegraph

A Royal Navy medic who objected to serving in Afghanistan in the wake of WikiLeaks revelations had his appeal to stand down on moral grounds dismissed.

A Royal Navy medic who objected to serving in Afghanistan in the wake of WikiLeaks revelations had his appeal to stand down on moral grounds dismissed.


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