Posted on 08/09/2007 9:25:00 PM PDT by brityank
Corps clears Canonsburg Marine the killing of 3 Iraqi civilians
A Canonsburg native did his best to live up to the Marine Corps' standards when he killed three Iraqis during a house search in Haditha, Lt. Gen. James Mattis said Thursday in dropping charges against him.Mattis dropped all charges against Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 22, one of four enlisted Marines charged with murder for killing Iraqi civilians following the Nov. 19, 2005, ambush of a Marine convoy in Haditha.
The Marine commander dropped charges against another Marine in return for his testimony, and dropped charges against one of four officers that investigators accused of failing to properly report and investigate the killings.
Sharratt's father, Darryl Sharratt, of Canonsburg, said the Marine Corps knew all along his son was innocent. He said his son was charged only to deflect political pressure from U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a Johnstown Democrat who said in May 2006 that Justin Sharratt and the other Marines "killed innocent civilians in cold blood."
The investigation proved otherwise, Darryl Sharratt said.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
Sharratt said his son was planning to make a career of the Marines, but after spending 18 months under investigation he plans to leave the service, go to college and become a history teacher.This is the outcome, and he isn't the only one or the last; are you proud, MFMurtha?
This was listed as the last Local story on the "News" link page.
Be well, FRiend.
Fantastic. Prayers are answered sometimes!
WooHoo!! Good for the Tribune-Review. That's hitting real close to home for Murtha and I'd guess he's not real pleased with this piece.
Thanks for the ping, brit.
He needs to be hanged for treason. In public.
Yeah. MFMurtha is hiding back under his rock. Other than that line you culled, the only other mention of the seditious scumbag is by Mr. Sharratt.
So Murtha was slandering his own constituent?
That is unf**kingbelievable.
No it isn't....it's perfectly believable from this power crazed, defeatist, incompetent feckless imbecile and self important enemy pandering greedy sonuvabitch....
I thought I could describe him without profanity ...but I failed.
You describe it you’re way, I’ll describe it mine. For me, it most certainly IS unf**kingbelievable.
What is really unf**kingbeliebable is that this asshat is a CONGRESSMAN!
A U.S. Congressman!
I can only conclude that is exactly what he set out to do. Once the media handed him a story he could use for his agenda, he jumped on it.
The contempt I feel for this man....
I don’t “hate” too many people, but murtha sure comes to the top of my list.
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_221230933.html
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