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September 25, 2012

2 Marines Face Court Martial for Urinating Incident in Afghanistan 
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Two U.S. Marines will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the
corpses of Afghans and posing for pictures with the bodies. Staff
sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola are the first to face
criminal charges after a video was released in January showing four
Marines in full uniform urinating on the bodies of suspected Taliban
fighters. Lighter administrative penalties were announced against three
other Marines last month.

 

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