Colorado GI convicted of dodging duty, wife also charged

Army officials also have filed a felony charge against his wife, alleging she was “enticing, abetting a deserter,” her attorney said.
Spc. Dale Bartell, assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, didn’t always oppose war. He enlisted almost three years ago and served a tour in Iraq.
But Bartell and his wife, Amy Bartell, joined a Mennonite church, and their philosophies changed, she said Wednesday outside a U.S. District courtroom in Colorado Springs where she was scheduled for a hearing.
“He’s changed since joining. If he knew the teachings then that we know now, he never would have joined,” Amy Bartell said. “He knew there was going to be consequences for his stance.
“I didn’t know I’d get into trouble for being a housewife.”