Medal recommended for leader at Haditha
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The Marine who led an Iraq mission in which up to 24 civilians were killed is "an outstanding squad leader and undoubtedly" deserves a medal for his actions, his commander said in a memo weeks later.
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CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., July 18 -- Two investigators who interviewed Marines accused of killing unarmed families in Haditha, Iraq, in November 2005 told a military court that one of the men realized that he was targeting women and children but still proceeded to shoot them.
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A top U.S. commander warned Tuesday that Sunnis who fight al-Qaida in Iraq must be rewarded and recognized as legitimate members of Iraqi society Â or else the hard-fought security gains of the past six months could be lost.
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WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush has awarded the Medal of Freedom to three men central to his Iraq policy, saying they played &quot;pivotal roles in great events.
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U.S. Marines were so locked in   battle with Iraqi insurgents on the day 24 civilians were   killed in Haditha that a U.S. Marine officer considered bombing   a house where the insurgents took refuge, he told   investigators.
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Darryl Sharratt often breaks into tears when trying to start sentences that include the word "Haditha." A stoic foreman from Pennsylvania,  he struggles with painful concepts such as betrayal and helplessness. His wife, Theresa, puts her hand on his shoulder and tries to talk through the anguish.
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The leader of a squad of Marines expects to be charged in the killing of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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Authorities announced a $25,000 reward Monday for information leading to his arrest of a Marine wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague
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TONY EASTLEY: While Iraq struggles with security concerns just over a month out from elections, three principal players in American policy on Iraq have received their country&#39;s highest civilian honour, the medal of freedom.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- In the week after Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, an angry group of townspeople went to the local military base alleging a "crime of war" and demanding an investigation, a military prosecutor said yesterday.
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The U.S. military plans to charge Marines in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the case.
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The White House said the details of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 will be released to the public when the probe is completed.
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A Marine Corps two-star general and two Marine colonels have received administrative punishments for the actions they took or failed to take after the killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in late 2005, the Marine Corps announced yesterday.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A Marine testified yesterday that he saw a roomful of frightened women and children moments before they were killed in Haditha, Iraq, but said he did not see who killed them.
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Three senior U.S. Marine Corps officers have been sanctioned in connection with the killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, but it was determined they didn't commit any crimes, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
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U.S. military officials say the   killing of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha in   November appears to have been an unprovoked attack by U.S.   Marines, after an investigation found the victims died of   gunshot wounds, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.