Another Stryker case-strikes a deal

Army Times reports that:  Pvt. 1st Class Andrew Holmes, of Boise, Idaho, changed his plea to guilty in a deal with Army prosecutors [er, with the CA]. Holmes confessed in court that he fired a heavy machine gun at an unarmed Afghani man from 15 feet away.  He was sentenced to 15 years confinement, but  has a seven year confinement cap.