Evidence exonerated Sharratt (Letter to local paper from LCPL Sharratt's father)(Haditha-Murtha)

Washington Observer-Reporter ^ | 1-17-08 | Darryl Sharratt- Letter to Editor

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Evidence exonerated Sharratt

January 17,2008

This is in reply to the letter from Joe Farrell about Rep. John Murtha and my son, Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt. Justin was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps. Justin was and always will be a Marine, not an ex-Marine.

Justin was exonerated of all charges involving the Haditha incident in a military Article 32 hearing (the civilian equivalent of a grand jury.) The evidence exonerated my son, and the general officially dismissed the charges because the evidence showed him innocent. Full disclosure of this evidence and the Article 32 testimony appears on the Defend Our Marines Web site.

My son owes no apology to these Iraqis. He honorably defended himself when four insurgents tried to take his life in Haditha, Iraq, on Nov.19 2005. When you point a weapon at a U.S. Marine in a combat zone, bad things happen. In this case, the bad guys died, and my son is with me today.

My family and Justin feel an apology from Murtha would be too little too late. Murtha needs to apologize to the American people. He denied the Haditha Marines their rights of due process and the presumption of innocence. Murtha threw the Constitution of the United States "under the bus" to further his political agenda. How much more of the Constitution is he willing to trash to further his political agenda?

The American people are awaiting his answer.

Darryl Sharratt

Canonsburg

[smoothsailing]

Hat tip to Red Rover and Defend Our Marines

[smoothsailing]

Murtha-Haditha ping!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

That’s the facts...Jack!

[lilycicero]

I am glad Darryl kept it going.

[Red_Devil 232]

When you point a weapon at a U.S. Marine in a combat zone, bad things happen. This has been a proven fact for over 224 years!

[TChris]

[exit82]

More like 232 years!!! 11/10/1775.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the post and ping, Smooth!

Murtha Watch Ping!

Code Pinkos

To be added to the Murtha Watch ping list please notify myself or RedRover.

[Red_Devil 232]

Damn! I knew that! It is part of my old squarden’s name! Red Devils VMFA-232

[Just A Nobody]

I just posted on the other thread...shall I bring it over here? ;*)

[bmwcyle]

Murtha — Makes a great rifle range target.

[jazusamo]

I just read it and yes you should. :-)

[exit82]

I know YOU knew that.

You were just testing the rest of us, weren’t you?

[smoothsailing]

By all means! It's a great post!

[tioga]

This father wrote one classy letter.......God bless him and his son.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks for leaving me an exit! Yes just a test!

[geezerwheezer]

What does one get by crossing Murtha with an ugly pig? Nothing! (there are a few things even a pig won’t do.)

[exit82]

You’re welcome.

They don’t call me exit for nuttin’.

[Eagles6]

Excellent letter by Darryl. Mr. Farrell appears to be a mindless democrat hack who richly deserved the smackdown.

[Grimmy]

Someday, when we finally decide we really, truly, wish to survive this current (and the backlog of concentrated-bypassed) enemy, we’ll start treating the supporters of our enemy as the enemy they actually are.

Zero degree of difference between the jihadi bombmakers and the Murthas that support and defend them.

Enemy is enemy.