Soldier Punished For Blog Post

An Arizona National Guardsman serving in Iraq has been demoted for posting classified information on his Internet Web log, an Army official said Monday.

Leonard Clark, 40, was demoted from specialist to private first class and fined $1,640, said Col. Bill Buckner, a spokesman for the Multi-National Corps-Iraq.

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This goes to show that when blogging in combat it is very important to know what to post and what not to. The soldier was given an appropriate punishment and should be lucky he got off as light as he did. Compromising the safety and morale of our troops in combat is not to be taken lightly.