TRIAL OF SSGT WUTERICH: NO MURDER, NO JAIL, THE END OF AN ORDEAL

Defend Our Marines ^ | January 24, 2012 | Nathaniel R. Helms

[RedRover]

[Venturer]

Busted big time, but it beats jail.

[smoothsailing]

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The Haditha Marines-The Squad Leader-A Final Chapter (SSgt Wuterich-Master Thread)

DEFEND OUR MARINES

[RedRover]

[smoothsailing]

Defense attorneys Haytham Faraj (R) speaks at a news conference with Neal Puckett and Major Meredith Marshall (L) at Camp Pendleton January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo

[Gene Eric]

BFL

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting, RedRover. America’s finest BTTT!

[RedRover]

Just got another piece I will post tonight.

[Baynative]

"However, the convening authority Lieutenant General Thomas D. Waldhauser had stipulated that Wuterich will not be confined so the incarceration order was immediately vacated. Wuterich will be reduced in rank in 14 days unless Waldhauser – the convening authority – overrules the judge’s sentence and restores Wuterich to his current rank or some other lower rank of his choosing. Waldhauser is the Commanding General,1st Marine Expeditionary Force ; and Commander, U. S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command. At the time of this writing, the type of discharge Wuterich will receive is still undecided."

~snip~

“Lieutenant General Waldhauser believes SSgt Wuterich did not kill anyone in House Number One or House Number 2,” lead defense attorney Neal Puckett told the military judge during his closing argument. “His integrity is unfaltering. Capt (now Major) McConnell doesn’t wear his Combat Action Ribbon because SSgt Wuterich didn’t receive his.”

I have a feeling Waldhauser is going to do the right thing

[Marine_Uncle]

At least the Sarg knows where he stands at this point. Perhaps cool heads will prevail and they will drop the rank busting idea as well. Guess we shall know soon enough.

[smoothsailing]

I’ll be here. :)

[Girlene]

I can't do much more tonight after watching the o and his glomming on to the military....um, no.

Here's what I wrote in the last thread for SSgt Wuterich. post 108......SSgt Wuterich....you deserve a big thank you

[ntnychik]

This whole thing has been a show trial. I hope the Staff Sergeant’s rank is preserved. What a terrible nightmare for an innocent man, his men, and his family.

[smoothsailing]

ping

[jazusamo]

I’ll be here too, better late than never. :-)

Another good piece by Nat and informative. Would dearly love to see Lieutenant General Waldhauser negate all punishment and have a feeling that’s not out of the question.

McGirk is a weasel, he’s trying to make excuses for writing that pathetic hit piece and he never interviewed a single al Qaeda face to face or saw where this took place, just exchanged emails with them. Don’t know how he has the guts to say anything now.

[butterdezillion]

Is Sullivan the guy who was so wrong about Lt Col Lakin? The guy who thinks he knows so much about the military justice system but ended up supporting the idea that the lawfulness of combat orders has nothing to do with them being authorized by the only person the law allows to authorize combat? The guy on the uc-mj website?

If so, then I now understand why this whole thing stinks so bad.

[srweaver]

Thanks RedRover (and others) for all the work you have done in keeping us informed about the Haditha incident and our Marines. I have enjoyed the love of God, country, and our troops displayed by almost all posters on these threads. While I haven’t said much, I have followed these cases closely, and am glad to finally see the prosecution/persecution of these Marines end. I appreciate the quality of the work done and the information presented by Nat Helms and other posters regarding each of those charged. I am hopeful the adjudication goes well for SSgt. Wuterich, and, in any case, he will be finally able to move forward with life and as a father to his girls.

God bless each of these men as they move forward with their lives!

[delacoert]

Wow. Brought tears to my eyes.

Thank God.

Thanks for the ping, RedRover.

[smoothsailing]

McGirk is a weasel

Tim "Ferret Face" McGirk

Tim McGirk Keeps Changing His Haditha Story

[Marine_Uncle]

RE: "If so, then I now understand why this whole thing stinks so bad."
This issue on every front stinks really bad. To many poor actors to go into at any length. The many posts from the defense team speak for themselves.