A soldier’s choice: Death or prison

Published May 20, 2012 4:00am ET



I am sitting in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, the highest appeals court for the U.S. military, waiting for Army Sgt. Evan Vela’s final appeal to begin.

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