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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Marine’s suicide while on combat tour leads to charges

Marine’s suicide while on combat tour in Afghanistan leads to hazing inquiry against comrades
September 17, 11:31 AM

HONOLULU — In the chilly pre-dawn hours of April 3 in Afghanistan, Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew crouched down in the foxhole he’d been ordered to dig for disciplinary reasons — he’d repeatedly fallen asleep on guard duty — placed the muzzle of his gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.

Three Marines — Lew’s squad leader, a sergeant, and two of his fellow lance corporals — have been charged with wrongfully humiliating and demeaning Lew. The two lance corporals have also been charged with assault, and one was charged with cruelty and maltreatment.
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