Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook, had no choice but to skip deployment to Afghanistan, even if it meant going to jail.

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The single mother of 10-month-old Kamani did not have anyone in place to care for her son.

Her mother, who was already emotionally and physically spent caring for three relatives, was incapable of caring for her grandson. Since Hutchinson had no other relatives or friends with whom she could leave her young son (the child’s father is also out of the picture) she refused military orders to go overseas.

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