Soldier says ordered to delete Fort Hood video

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/soldier-ordered-delete-fort-hood-video/

By The Associated Press
Friday, October 15th, 2010 -- 11:40 am

Soldier testifies that officer ordered him to delete video shot during Fort Hood rampage

A soldier who recorded the terror of last year's deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood using his cell phone was ordered by an officer to delete both videos, a military court heard Friday.

Under cross examination, Pfc. Lance Aviles told an Article 32 hearing that his noncommissioned officer ordered him to destroy the two videos on Nov. 5, the same day that a gunman unleashed a volley of bullets inside a processing center at the Texas Army post.

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1. Unless I'm very much mistaken, that NCO overstepped his authority

I expect repercussions. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, NCO means 'noncommissioned officer,' which is to say, NOT an officer at all. It's an enlisted grade that may hold a great deal of power, but not the sort that is bestowed upon a commissioned officer.