Sgt Larry Hutchins’ Case
By Major Bill Donahue, USMC -RET | Monday, May 26th, 2008
This is the link to Larry’s page, setup up by Shannon Collins:
www.myspace.com/helpfreelawrencehutchins
THE WHOLE STORY.
Current mood: determined
THE APPREHENSION AND THE SCENE OF THE KILLING OF “HASHIM AWAD”
This is from the autopsy report of the Hamdania incident, which was NOT allowed into evidence in this murder trial, the pathology report, and the Census Reports performed by Kilo Company.
And, YES, that’s correct, the autopsy report was not allowed into trial!
In the Census reports, each Squad Leader gives a detail of who they encountered as personnel in the Iraqi cities and villages as needed. This information is then used as intelligence, both in assessing the nature of the community and its needs, but also in war intelligence against Iraqi insurgents. These reports are also used to provide detail in how suspected insurgents are approached and a short description of actions taken against those who show hostile intent.
In these reports, whenever a squad approaches a house, one of the main thrusts described in entering the house is to secure the area surrounding the house itself and especially, THE ROOF of the house. Each time an entry is made, it is always assumed, and rightly so, that there may be persons of hostile intent inside who would fire upon the Marines. Also, one well known Military axiom is to control the ‘high ground’ of a situation, for it allows observation of the surrounding area and allows for greater command and control of all units in place and those who may be needed for support. (continue reading…)
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