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| Subject: That'll learn 'em: Two Marines Charged in Taliban Desecration Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:44 pm | |
| Two more Marines–a sniper team leader and a company executive officer–have been charged in connection with a 2011 incident in which a group of Marines documented themselves urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters, according to documents obtained by U.S. News.
Marine Capt. James V. Clement and Sgt. Robert W. Richards have been charged with a series of violations in connection with the July 2011 incident, including indiscriminate weapons fire for Richards, and lying to a U.S. Navy investigator for Clement.
Two other Marines pleaded guilty to charges related to desecrating the Taliban fighters' bodies in recent weeks. Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Chamblin was sentenced to 30 days in the brig, a $2,000 fine, and demotion, among other punishments. Staff Sgt. Edward Deptola was also demoted.
A video of the incident shows a group of Marines in the Musa Qala District of Afghanistan's Hellmand province, standing over the corpses and urinating on them. One said, "Have a great day, buddy."
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/08/two-marines-charged-in-taliban-desecration?s_cid=rss:two-marines-charged-in-taliban-desecration |
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