miyasato v. us
i saw this come through the ap wire, but since the ap story gets traction by default, i figured it was more interesting to track down the local papers…
Kaua’i man sues over recall to active duty [honolulu advertiser, nov 6, 2004]David M. Miyasato enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1987, served three years of active duty during the first Gulf War and received an honorable discharge in 1991. He remained on inactive status for five more years, until 1996. Since then, the Kaua’i resident has married, started an auto window tinting business and this year, he and his wife had their first child.
David Miyasato is suing the Secretary of the Army for recalling him to active duty. He had been told to report to a South Carolina facility.
But in September, Miyasato received a letter from the Army recalling him to active duty and directing him to report to a military facility in South Carolina on Tuesday.
Soldier sues over his recall to service [honolulu star bulletin, nov 16, 2004]Miyasato, who started an auto-tinting shop in Lihue two years ago, said he wrote to the Army pointing out that his enlistment had ended in 1996 after he served three years on active duty and another additional five in the inactive reserve.
When he received no answer from the Army, Miyasato turned to U.S. Rep. Ed Case and Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka to help him.
Miyasato said Akaka and Case were told by the Army that it would take 60 days to conduct an investigation.
Miyasato said going AWOL was not an option, so instead he hired attorney Eric Seitz, who requested a restraining order from the federal courts.
and it’s a nice story because miyasato isn’t ideologically motivated. he just thinks he’s done.