Blood Is Thicker... [LCpl Justin Sharratt / Haditha Marines]

War of Wits ^ | March 7, 2007 | Jayme Evans

[RedRover]

Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt is a decorated United States Marine. He fought in the battle for Fallujah, modern urban combat at it's worst, involving house-to-house and hand-to-hand fighting that killed some of Justin's fellow Marines.

But for Justin, Fallujah was only the beginning. Justin's father Darryl wants the world to know that although Justin is home from Iraq, he's still fighting for his life. Justin is charged with three counts of unpremeditated murder during an ambush followed by a ferocious firefight in Haditha, Iraq in November, 2005.

-snip-

Rather than some frenzied killing spree, Sharratt says that the Marines in 3-1 Kilo Company raided 22 homes that day, but only fired their weapons in four instances.

They took 30 prisoners, and found weapons, thousands of dollars in US cash, and Jordanian passports, and he says that the allegations they murdered civilians are patently false.

"The bottom line is," says Sharratt, "what were the Rules of Engagement that day, and did the Marines of 3-1 Kilo Co. follow them faithfully to the best of their ability? That is what this case will hinge on".

-more at the link-

[RedRover]

Click on the picture.

[RaceBannon]

pay attention to the Boston Globe in the next few weeks.

Things are starting to roll.

Yes, this is a hint!

[freema]

Ping

[TomasUSMC]

May God Bless our Courageous Marines from cowardly brass and the ball-less ones in D.C.

[PGalt]

BTTT!

[RedRover]

Good things are happening on all fronts.

Very positive development in the Haditha case will be reported on soon.

[jazusamo]

WooHoo! I'll be waiting.

[lilycicero]

If Red is talking like that....it is worth staying up for!

[jazusamo]

I think you're right, Lily. Of course it's easy for me to say that here in the West.

I see you got your wish on that other thread with the hunk along with all that off color stuff with freema. I just couldn't live like that, hey hey. :-)

[lilycicero]

What? That wasn't me. I think somebody hacked my password and posed as LilyCicero! :)

[jazusamo]

ROTFL...I believe you, really! :-)

[pinkpanther111]

I am waiting too.. (tap, tap, tap).... I'll never make it!

[jazusamo]

Something tells me the "soon" didn't mean tonight, Panther. :-)

[lilycicero]

He didn't say night night yet...so he must be typing.

[jazusamo]

Good point, Lily. This is way past his bedtime.

[lilycicero]

It's like waiting for Santa.

[lilycicero]

I am calling it a day! You win.

[jazusamo]

Tomorrow, Lily.

[Buffettfan]

I also call Justin a hero. He is also my brother.

Semper Fi" brother
Jarhead

[RedRover]

BTTT.

I never say "Semper Fi", and I can't call Justin a brother, because I just didn't have what it takes to be a Marine.

No shame in that. It's the Proud and the Few, not the Proud and Everybody.

As far as I'm concerned, the Marines are the pride of our nation. I'm standing up for them as a friend.

But it means a lot more to a Marine like Justin Sharratt to hear support from a brother.