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  • A String of Mistakes (Live vs. Blank Ammo)

    11/25/2002 7:38:32 AM PST · by centurion316 · 15 replies · 717+ views
    Early Bird (Marine Corps Times) ^ | Dec 2, 2002 | David Castellon
    Marine Corps Times December 2, 2002 Pg. 8 A String Of Mistakes Four Marines may be charged in the shooting death of a private — how an exercise went wrong By David Castellon, Times staff writer CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine sergeant mistakenly loaded his M-4 carbine with live rounds instead of blanks and fatally shot Pfc. Jeremy R. Purcell during an Aug. 28 training accident here, military investigators concluded. Now, Sgt. Cody W. Ottley could be charged with negligent homicide and dereliction of duty. And three of his former superiors with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company could face the...