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CAMP PENDLETON -- The Marine sergeant accused of being the ringleader in a plot to kidnap and execute an Iraqi man last year was sentenced today to a dishonorable discharge and 15 years in prison. The military jury's sentencing of Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins came just hours after a separate jury sentenced Cpl. Marshall Magincalda to demotion to private and to 448 days in prison in the same case. Since Magincalda had already served that long while awaiting trial, he was immediately freed. He was the second Marine to be convicted and freed in the case. Cpl. Trent Thomas, convicted two...

Attorney says agents made up assault case evidence By: MARK WALKER - Staff Writer CAMP PENDLETON ---- A hearing for a Marine officer accused of assaulting an Iraqi was halted Friday after a defense attorney alleged that Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents fabricated portions of statements that led to the charges against the lieutenant. Attorney David Sheldon made the assertion in a Camp Pendleton courtroom on the second day of an Article 32 hearing for 2nd Lt. Nathan Phan. The Sacramento-area native is charged with assaulting three Iraqis and filing a false report in an incident that took place on...

First, let me say this: THIS is the information that I have had to hold back until the time came to release it. Freeper Flightline is being interviewed and can finally tell the story we have been holding back from release. This is not just blogger information. It is the real information on just what is known about the Haditha Marines who John Murtha slandered, and also the Hamandiya Marines, known as the Pendleton 8, and what is the situation they have gone through and are experiencing now. If you have the time, make SURE you listen to this broadcast....

The Death of the Marine Corps. Is it the Old Corps anymore? Is our Corps dead now? Where is the Semper Fidelis that we were taught to uphold and believe in?