The US Marine Corps has discharged the man convicted over the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, a spokesman said. Former Sgt Frank Wuterich, 31, was given a general discharge under honourable conditions and completed his service on Friday, he added.
Wuterich avoided imprisonment after reaching a plea deal, but had earlier faced several counts of manslaughter. Twenty-four people died in the 2005 killings, including women and children, after a roadside bomb killed a Marine.
TVNL Comment: A general discharge, and no other penalites for a man responsible for kiling 24 unarmed civilians. Oh yes, they hate us for our freedom...
The senior legal counsel to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine is stepping down...
