All the civ lawyers are charging reduced rates, but only one is defending a Marine pro bono. He is Daniel Marino, representing SGT Dela Cruz.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Marino has been an absolute zero at defending his client in public (which of course is what a civ attorney can do that a defense JAG can't).
When the Washington Post cherrypicked incriminating evidence from the leaked NCIS Haditha report, Dela Cruz sounded like a heartless killer. Marino was "unavailable for comment" and has yet to make a single public comment.
You know, bringing up Col. Bud Day is a reminder of what's needed in the Haditha incident. A good PR offensive to counteract all the negative media, politicians, etc. When Col. Day speaks, people, especially military, listen. He may not have the time or resources to take on such a huge and time-consuming case on his own, but maybe he can be enlisted for some good PR for our Marines.
Who else to counteract Murtha? Col. Day. He took on Kerry quite effectively, lending his support to the Vietnam Vets for Truth (I think that was the org.?). He didn't initiate the campaign, but when he appeared in a commercial, it was powerful. Maybe the Haditha Marine families could contact Col. Day's to enlist his support?