Congratulations, Sergeant Dela Cruz

Defend Our Marines ^ | April 20, 2007 | David Allender

[RedRover]

Thank you, Sergeant Dela Cruz, for your service to our country.

To read more about this Marine, see this Marine Corps News article of September 2, 2004: 11th MEU combat in Najaf: A fireteam's tale

Sergeant (then Corporal) Sanick Dela Cruz (Lucian Read, Vanity Fair)

[RedRover]

[dynachrome]

no deal, no pretrial arrangement of any kind for testimony

Excellent news!

[SandRat]

GOOD NEWS INDEED!!!!

[RedRover]

And why couldn’t the media just say it?

[jazusamo]

Thia is great news. Thanks for posting this, Red.

[jveritas]

Excellent news.

[jazusamo]

If you would like to help with the civilian lawyer’s legal fees for the
Haditha Marines you can do so by going to these sites.

Defend Our Marines

Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt

SSgt. Frank Wuterich

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani

Marine Defense Fund

[Txsleuth]

Thank you for that article...I feel better about Dela Cruz...I just hope the writer is right in his prediction for the rest.

[RedRover]

Amen to that, sleuth!

[freema]

This thread is Haditha
The other is Hamdaniya/Hamdania

This might help keep things clear.

RedRover=HADITHA (Alleged Massacre of civilians-women & children.)(Marines not confined to brig.)

RaceBannon=HAMANDIYA/HAMDANIA PENDLETON 8 (Alleged Murder of Awad, lone Iraqi in a hole with a shovel)(Marines held in CONEX boxes with no water, bathroom, etc., then shackled and held in solitary).

I feel like a ping pong ball.

[Girlene]

“Be glad that justice prevailed for Sergeant Dela Cruz” - Here, here!

“I believe that all the accused will be exonerated, if they all get the defense they deserve.” - That is the goal.

Thanks for this excellent news, RedRover.

[smoothsailing]

Wow, this is good news! Your post explains the situation more succinctly than anything I’ve seen thus far.

[smoothsailing]

I feel like a ping pong ball.

:-)

[freema]

Gotta tell you, that looks like the calm version of my daughter when she, just tonight, put it all together. She has stalked out of the room, functional neurology flew out the window, and law school just parked itself in the middle of the living room. I will add, the standing joke around here is that all the boys joined the service to learn how to fight her...and win. Ellie Mae with brains.

[McGavin999]

One by one. When this is all over, someone is going to need to investigate why our military is being prosecuted for doing their jobs.

[RaceBannon]

I got word that Delacruz and the Lt BOTH took pleas to testify to avoid tial

[Marine_Uncle]

nice paddle. Heheh.

[pinkpanther111]

“Be glad that justice prevailed for Sergeant Dela Cruz” - Here, here!

“I believe that all the accused will be exonerated, if they all get the defense they deserve.” - That is the goal.

Thanks for this excellent news, RedRover.

AND an excellent post!

[smoothsailing]

Ellie Mae with brains.

LOL! Be still, my heart!