[freema]

PENDLETON 8/HAMDANIA/ONE UNKNOWN DEAD MAN

Court-martial proceedings for Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III and Cpl. Marshall L. Magincalda resume tomorrow at 8 am.

Cpl. Trent D. Thomas was found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit larceny, housebreaking, kidnapping, false official statements and murder for his involvement in the death of “an Iraqi civilian” on April 26, 2006, near Hamdania, Iraq and was sentenced July 20 to reduction in rank to Pvt./E-1 and a bad conduct discharge.

Thomas was found not guilty of murder, larceny, housebreaking and making a false official statement.

The military judge for the proceeding was Lt. Col. David M. Jones.

[Sergeant Tim]

The ‘Pendleton 8’ case involves Hamdina, not Haditha.

[Marine_Uncle]

So much for any future for this young Marine.