IRR mom to be discharged, attorney said

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Lisa Pagan sits with her husband, Travis, and her children Elizabeth, 4, and Eric, 3, at their home in Davidson, N.C. After spending more than a year fighting her recall to active duty, the mother of two reported to Fort Benning, Ga., with her children in tow. Her lawyer has said she will be discharged from the Army.


IRR mom to be discharged, attorney said
By Martha Waggoner - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Mar 2, 2009 18:12:19 EST

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina mother who reported for Army duty with her two young children will be discharged from the military, her attorney said Monday.

Attorney Mark Waple of Fayetteville said it wasn’t yet clear if Lisa Pagan would receive an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. It also wasn’t certain when she would be discharged.

The reason for the discharge will be that she doesn’t have, and cannot have, an adequate family care for her two young children, he said.

“There is definitely some feeling of relief, especially since she has been led to believe that the command at Fort Benning is going to do everything to expedite this so she can return to Charlotte, N.C., with her children,” Waple said of Pagan’s reaction to the decision.

She has received no time line “except they are trying to process it as quickly as possible,” he said.


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