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  • Accused troops' supporters busy fundraising - Hamdaniya / 'Pendleton 8' defense funds

    06/22/2006 8:16:03 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 13 replies · 2,034+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/3/06 | Thomas Watkins - ap
    CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Friends and family are rallying around the seven Marines and a Navy medic charged with killing an Iraqi civilian, setting up Web sites to raise money and draw attention to what they claim is an unfair prosecution. The troops are charged with premeditated murder and could face the death penalty if convicted. Supporters are scrambling to raise tens of thousands of dollars to pay defense attorneys. "We are not rich, but we are doing anything we can," said Diann Shumate of Matlock, Wash., mother of 20-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Jerry Shumate Jr. Military prosecutors allege the...
  • CHARGES TO BE FILED AGAINST 7 MARINES AND ONE NAVY CORPSMAN

    06/21/2006 8:17:21 AM PDT · by areafiftyone · 289 replies · 8,986+ views
    ABC News ^ | 6/21/06
    ABC News has learned that charges will be filed against 7 Marines and One Navy Corpsmen. The charges are expected to include murder, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in relation to the killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian in the town of Hamdania.