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moderate libertarian
09-08-2011, 06:45 PM
There is still a war and its tragedies ongoing.



3 face hazing charges after Marine commits suicide
By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press | AP – 14 mins ago

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — A military court hearing for three Marines accused of hazing a fellow Marine who later committed suicide in Afghanistan focused Thursday on whether the accused intended to harm the deceased or discipline him so he would stop falling asleep while on watch duty.

The Marines are charged with "wrongfully humiliating and demeaning" 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, of Santa Clara, Calif., who shot himself with a machine gun April 3 in the Helmand province of Afghanistan.

Lew had been caught sleeping on duty multiple times at the remote Gowragi Patrol Base close to Taliban positions.



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