Posted on 03/07/2007 5:22:57 AM PST by 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.
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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".
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To Buffettfan and millions of others:
When Justin returned from Fallujah from his first deployment, he broke his ankle. During his rehabilitation, his mother and I tried to talk him into changing his MOS.It was at this time when I realized what it meant to him to be a grunt. The heart and soul of the USMC- MOS 0311- this nation of ours can't thank you enough. I now know the meaning.
Darryl Sharratt
BUMP
Equal rights, jaz!
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