[smoothsailing]

(A FIFTH squad member, Corporal Hector Salinas, 22, of Houston, Texas was not charged.)

Your tagline is informative, to say the least. Damn.

[RedRover]

This part of the charges against Wuterich makes me twitchy.

Charge II: Violation of the UCMJ, Article 134 (Soliciting Another to commit an offense) (Maximum punishment: Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 5 years)

Specification 1: did wrongfully solicit Corporal Dela Cruz to make a false official statement.

Specification 2: did wrongfully solicit Corporal Dela Cruz to make a false official statement.

How could this be charged unless there was some kind of direct testimony?

Neither Dela Cruz nor Salinas had high profile civilian attorneys. Wonder what to make of that?