Posted on 05/28/2008 3:33:36 AM PDT by RedRover
SAN DIEGO—A Marine intelligence officer heads to court Wednesday to answer charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements during an investigation into the killings of 24 Iraqis.
The court-martial of 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson is the first case to come to trial in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths to come out of the Iraq war.
Authorities maintain eight Marines killed the Iraqis shortly after a roadside bomb hit a convoy, killing the driver of a Humvee and wounding two Marines.
Grayson of Springboro, Ohio, was not present at the scene of the killings on Nov. 19, 2005, in Haditha, but is accused of telling a sergeant to delete photographs of the dead from his digital camera.
Investigators allege after the bombing, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and a squad member allegedly shot five men by a car at the scene. Wuterich then allegedly ordered his men into several houses, where they cleared rooms with grenades and gunfire, killing unarmed civilians in the process.
Charges against all but three Marines, including Grayson, have been dropped.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Lord, yes. I’ve had my fill, can’t imagine how these families’ worlds have been turned upside down and it isn’t over.
YES! YES! YES!
Praise God!
Pray for W and Our Marines
NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!
Just had to repeat that!
PRAISE GOD! My heart is in my throat right now!
This was the BEST PING EVER!
Congrats Lt. Grayson! Thank you very much for your service to our country.
Thanks for all the updates, Red!
Thanks, Justie! Can’t imagine how sweet waking up today will be for the Graysons. The first day since March 2006 when fear of the unknown wasn’t hanging over them.
I was thinking about that date last night when I read your announcement. More than two years of his young life spent dreading what his own country may do to him, after risking life and limb for it. Sad!
All my best to the Grayson family.
Excellent wonderful good news! Thanks for the ping.
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