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Soldier found disobedient for refusing anthrax shot

A military panel on Wednesday found an Army reservist guilty of disobeying an order for refusing to take the anthrax vaccine. The panel of eight officers took only 40 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Pvt. Kamila Iwanowska.
Iwanowska, 26, admitted in a court "stipulation of fact" that she refused to follow the verbal and written orders of her commanding officers. Army prosecutors read a statement to the panel and rested their case without calling any witnesses.
"Good order and discipline and following orders is essential in the United States Army," Capt. Wesley Rowley said in a brief opening statement. Rowley said Iwanowska's signed statement was all the proof the panel needed for a conviction.