[smoothsailing]

SSgt Wuterich's honor will only be restored by a not-guilty verdict or an admission by the prosecution of prosecutorial misconduct.

While I appreciate your well-meaning sentiment, I respectfully reject the premise.

SSgt Wuterich's honor remains intact, as pure and noble as the day he became a Marine, he has never lost it, and no one can take it from him. You do not restore that which has not been damaged or discarded.

Does Frank deserve "an admission by the prosecution of prosecutorial misconduct"? Without a doubt.

Barring that or the case being thrown out for misconduct or the inability to reconcile the attorney client privilege, Frank is unquestionably deserving of a not guilty verdict at trial.

So we definitely agree on the misconduct aspect as well as what the verdict should be if there is in fact a court martial.

[Marine_Uncle]

After reading your well thought out response I must admit I have to reconsider such a quick approval on what PM wrote.
As you indicate. SSgt Wuterich's honor does not become tarnished in anyway by the results of this trial. His honor remains in place regardless of the outcome. I'm sure in retrospect, PM may reconsider his view. His heart was in the right place as he wrote.

[USMCPOP]

On the honor thing ... It reminds me of something my son wrote from boot camp when he had a heat stroke (hyponacemia?) during “The Crucible” and thought he might not make it. He said he had honor before he came to boot and didn’t need a badge on his shoulder to prove that. He could find another way to serve if it came to that...

This whole protracted trial thing is a miscarriage of justice. Damn it!