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Thursday rally for accused Marines
By: North County Times - | ∞
NORTH COUNTY -- The father of a key witness in an ongoing series of court hearings for Marines accused of wrongdoing in Haditha in 2005 is planning a rally at the Camp Pendleton gate in Oceanside on Thursday.
Don Dinsmore is riding his motorcycle from Seattle to Camp Pendleton. He expects to be joined by dozens of supporters of accused Marines at Thursday's event.
Dinsmore's son, Capt. Jeff Dinsmore, was the intelligence officer for the base's 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment when 24 Iraqi civilians were killed on Nov. 19, 2005.
The killings resulted in four battalion officers being charged with dereliction of duty for failing to fully investigate the incident and four enlisted men being charged with murder. Charges have since been dropped for one of the enlisted men in exchange for his testimony.
Court hearings have taken place for three of the accused Marines with no decision yet on whether any will be ordered to face court martial.
"We're riding for the Marines that did their job in Iraq and then came back and found themselves in trouble or charged with murdering Iraqis, which is absolutely absurd," Don Dinsmore, who's son has been called as a witness, said.
The rally is slated to start at about 1 p.m.
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Al C. wrote on Jun 26, 2007 3:45 AM:The fact that these Marines are on trial based on accusations of known terrorists and sloppy journalism by a Time magazine reporter is a travesty of justice. The enemy is un-uniformed, and can be comprised of men, women, and children spanning in ages from 7 to 70. The enemy can be amongst the supposed allied Iraqi's. Deceipt is a way of life over there. The fact that the US Marine Corp command has stooped to this level to appease the gods of Political Correctness is alarming. God protect the Marines from the enemies they face in the field, and more importantly from those who would so quickly stab them in the back at home!
Al & Carolyn wrote on Jun 26, 2007 3:46 AM:The fact that these Marines are on trial based on accusations of known terrorists and sloppy journalism by a Time magazine reporter is a travesty of justice. The enemy is un-uniformed, and can be comprised of men, women, and children spanning in ages from 7 to 70. The enemy can be amongst the supposed allied Iraqi's. Deceipt is a way of life over there. The fact that the US Marine Corp command has stooped to this level to appease the gods of Political Correctness is alarming. God protect the Marines from the enemies they face in the field, and more importantly from those who would so quickly stab them in the back at home!
German Voice wrote on Jun 26, 2007 9:30 AM:War is never a good thing, but we must fight the war on terrorism in order to defend Liberty and Justice, and it doesn't matter how old the enemy is. Just remember the German "Volkssturm" and the "Hitler-Kinder". I owe the United States service men and women my freedom, therefore, I'll always support them. You guys are always in my thoughts and prayers. God bless America, the United States service men and women and their families.
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