Lt. Col. Allen West met with his commanding general, Ray Odierno, today and was given non-judicial punishment for the incident regarding the Iraqi prisoner. Col. West will forfeit pay of $2500/month for two months, and soon should be transferred back to the U.S. to retire. This is just, as it allows a soldier with an unblemished record before this one incident to retire with pride and dignity, and without any stigma that would follow him into civilian life. With a little luck, he’ll be home for Christmas. If military justice is to justice what military music is to music, sign me up as a Sousa fan.