[jazusamo]

Thanks for the post and Ping, Smooth.

God Bless Frank and family!

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THE LAST HADITHA MARINE PING!

[smoothsailing]

It’s over. Finally Frank is free to get on with his life and concentrate all of his energy on his family. He must feel like he’s walking on clouds! :)

[Gene Eric]

>> Some of the most damaging testimony for prosecutors came from Wuterich’s immediate superior at Haditha, former Marine 1st Lt. William Kallop, who testified that he gave the order to “clear” houses where the 19 Iraqis died.

I guess it’s okay now to lay the pernicious framing of the casualties to rest.

[4woodenboats]

Praise The Lord for those stalwart Defenders that stood tall while, selflesslesly continuing to defend us no matter the dishonrable acts cast by those who only sought to stain the Marines.

It's the hearts and dedication of our Defenders that stops our enemies, domestic and foreign.

May the treachery the REMFS and Perfume Princes find there is a new dawn, one that will no longer tolerate and honor is acknowledged rewarded.

[brityank]

Last Haditha Ping indeed!
Happy yet sad to come to this end of the journey.

I dropped a note into Dan Woolfolk's poll:

The prosecution was based on lies invented by the insurgents and parroted by Tim McGirk and Jack Murtha. Nothing SSgt. Wuterich did that day was outside of the ROE in effect at that time and the deaths were a direct result of known enemy tactics. I have followed this debacle since it started, and used the info from http://DefendOurMarines.org - that site has all of the documentation laid out, warts and all, in sequence, from numerous sources, and any info not verified was noted.

There were three groups that gained from this trial:

• 1) The Prosecution - got a 'Guilty' star to hang on their wall.
• 2) The Defense - got a "Minor Misdemeanor' star to hang on their wall.
• 3) The General Staff and the Perfumed Princes of the Pentagon - got to claim the UCMJ provides 'True Justice'.

There were three groups that lost with this trial:

• 1) SSgt. Wuterich - lost his career, his family, and his security, and gained an enormous debt to pay for his case.
• 2) The Marines on the ground - their belief in the Corps.
• 3) The Public - that no longer believes that "no Man is left behind".

Sad to say, as a Vet myself (Navy) with loads of respect for all my Brothers-in-Arms - I can no longer counsel others to join our Services without a caution.

Many thanks to everyone for the details and insights you've all provided over the years, it's really been appreciated. I hope someone pings us again when either Red Rover or Nat Helms or whoever writes this saga up in a book - one guaranteed sale here!