MARSOC Marines falsely accused of war crimes get lackluster vindication from HQMC

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MARSOC Marines falsely accused of war crimes get lackluster vindication from HQMC
By: Shawn Snow   4 days ago
 

After almost a decade, the Marine Corps has publicly exonerated a group of nearly 30 elite special operations Marines falsely accused of war crimes in Afghanistan in 2007, according to a North Carolina congressman.

But a letter from the commandant’s office to Rep. Walter Jones merely affirms the ruling of a court that convened years ago ― a rather tepid gesture toward the Marine commandos who have suffered through years of shame and humiliation stemming from a rash judgment by the Pentagon and senior U.S. military officials.

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