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Marine accused of urinating on Taliban corpses to face trial
Source: Reuters
Marine accused of urinating on Taliban corpses to face trial
By Judy Royal
CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina | Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:18am EST
(Reuters) - A Marine accused of urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters and then posing for photographs, a scene captured in a widely circulated video on the Internet, is due to be tried by court martial on Wednesday at a North Carolina military base.
Staff Sergeant Edward W. Deptola is among a group of Marines to face disciplinary action after the video, posted on YouTube and other websites in January 2012, showed four U.S. servicemen in camouflage combat uniforms urinating on several corpses.
One of them said, "Have a nice day, buddy," during the footage, and another Marine made a lewd joke.
Military officials said the actions depicted in the video occurred during a counter-insurgency operation in the vicinity of Sandala, Musa Qala District in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in July 2011.
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By Judy Royal
CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina | Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:18am EST
(Reuters) - A Marine accused of urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters and then posing for photographs, a scene captured in a widely circulated video on the Internet, is due to be tried by court martial on Wednesday at a North Carolina military base.
Staff Sergeant Edward W. Deptola is among a group of Marines to face disciplinary action after the video, posted on YouTube and other websites in January 2012, showed four U.S. servicemen in camouflage combat uniforms urinating on several corpses.
One of them said, "Have a nice day, buddy," during the footage, and another Marine made a lewd joke.
Military officials said the actions depicted in the video occurred during a counter-insurgency operation in the vicinity of Sandala, Musa Qala District in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in July 2011.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/16/us-usa-military-desecration-idUSBRE90F11T20130116
