Re: 2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case

we send them to kill muzzies and then punish them for pissing on their
bodies?

the US military is seriously misled.

On Sep 25, 8:13 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> THEY DESERVE MEDALS
>
>  http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_289563/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=IMg36F...
>
> ** **
>
> *2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case*****
>
> ROBERT BURNS
> Published: Today****
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be
> court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters
> last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties,
> the Marine Corps said Monday.****
>
> The charges against Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Chamblin and Staff Sgt. Edward W.
> Deptola are in addition to administrative punishments announced last month
> for three other, more junior Marines for their role in the urination
> episode.****
>
> The disclosure in January of a video showing four Marines in full combat
> gear urinating on the bodies of three dead men led to a criminal
> investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as well as a
> Marine investigation of the unit involved, the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines,
> which fought in the southern Afghan province of Helmand for seven months
> before returning to its home base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., last September.****
>
> In the video, one of the Marines looked down at the bodies and quipped,
> "Have a good day, buddy."****
>
> In a statement Monday, the Marine Corps said disciplinary actions against
> additional Marines will be announced later. It also said there are "other
> pending cases related to this incident," but said no specifics would be
> made public now.****
>
> The urination video was one in a string of embarrassing episodes for U.S.
> forces in Afghanistan in recent months. American troops have been caught up
> in controversies over burning Muslim holy books, posing for photos with
> insurgents' bloodied remains and an alleged massacre of 16 Afghan villagers
> by a soldier now in U.S. confinement.****
>
> The Marine Corps said the urination took place during a counterinsurgency
> operation in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province on July 27, 2011.
> The decision to court martial Chamblin and Deptola was made by Lt. Gen.
> Richard P. Mills, the commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development
> Command.****
>
> When the video came to light on YouTube, U.S. military officials sternly
> condemned the misconduct. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he feared
> that it could set back efforts to begin reconciliation talks with the
> Taliban.****
>
> Chamblin and Deptola also were charged with other misconduct alleged to
> have happened on the same day as the urination incident. That includes
> dereliction of duty by failing to properly supervise junior Marines,
> failing to report their misconduct and failing to require them to wear
> their personal protective equipment.****
>
> When it announced in August that three enlisted Marines had been given
> administrative punishment but would not be court martialed in the urination
> case, the Marine Corps said one had pleaded guilty to urinating on the
> Taliban soldiers and posing for a photograph. It said another Marine
> pleaded guilty to wrongfully videotaping the incident and also posing for a
> photograph, and a third pleaded guilty to failing to report the
> mistreatment of human casualties and lying about it. The names of those
> three Marines were not released.****
>
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