[freema]

Darryl Sharratt reads a U. S. Marine Corp press release that details the murder charge against his son, Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, prior to a briefing at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Thursday Dec. 21, 2006. Lance Cpl. Sharratt is charged with murder in the death of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005. Sharratt's mother, Theresa, and sister, Jaclyn, look on as Sharratt's father reads the charges that evolve eight Marines in all. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi). This reminds me of the Obstetrical Office who gave a newly bereaved mother the autopsy report of her dead infant and politely pointed her to a seat in the waiting room to read it.

[Marine_Uncle]

Sadly, your observation is quite realistic.

[RedRover]

These are the four Marines charged with murder.

Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, 26, of Meriden, Connecticut

Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum, 25, of Edmund, Oklahoma

Corporal Sanick De la Cruz, 24, of Chicago, Illinois

Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 21, of Carbondale, Pennsylvania

[RedRover]

Okay, you guys. Here's the sitch. We're all plenty depressed but Mrs Red is hollering at me to do something! So here's my proposal. Let's think of SOMETHING we can do to show the families that Americans are behind them. Everything I've heard from the lawyers involved encourage me to think that signs of support are desperately appreciated. I'm too tired to come up with anything tonight. But help me think of something that'll make the news, okay? We can do this. Let's please talk tomorrow.