Posted on 09/29/2009 2:22:25 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A military judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Marine accused of killing an unarmed detainee in Iraq.
The charge against Sgt. Jermaine Nelson was dismissed Tuesday at Camp Pendleton after he agreed to plead guilty to dereliction of duty.
His attorney Joseph Low says the plea agreement calls for no prison time and an honorable discharge.
The 28-year-old Nelson could have faced up to life in prison if convicted of murder.
Nelson was among three Marines accused of killing detainees in 2004 during house-to-house fighting to recapture Fallujah.
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We are pinned down. We are running low on ammo. We have no air. Weve lost today, Marine Maj. Kevin Williams , 37, said through his translator to his Afghan counterpart, responding to the latters repeated demands for helicopters.
RIP Maj. Williams 9/9/09.
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The really odd thing about this story is that the two other Marines were aquitted of all charges including the Marine who gave the order. Neither are still in the military. Only Nelson, who is still active, finally had to plead guilty to end this charade.
I am so sick to death of how the Marines, whoever made these calls, took great warriors and decided to make “examples” of them....and FOR WHAT?????
To “prove” our humanity to inhumane, brutal, sadistic murderers who would kill us as soon as look at us without a hint of hesitation.
Good luck to this Marine.
I fear it will get worse before it gets better for our Marines in Afghanistan. GOD Protect and Preserve them.
Semper Fi
Main Entry: un·armed
Pronunciation: \-ˈärmd\
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : not armed or armored ; also : not using or involving a weapon
The four insurgents were sitting unarmed in the house and submitted to orders from the Marines, said Capt. Nicholas Gannon, the military co-prosecutor. But Nazario, the squad leader, grew enraged when a search of the house turned up weapons. He hit one of the men with his rifle, and shot and killed two of them.
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