"The Soldier in the Watchtower" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 09 Jan 2019 10:08 p.m. PST |
On the morning of May 11, 2008, a U.S. Army private second class named Matthew Warren Brown died of a single gunshot wound to the head while manning a watchtower at a forward operating base in Afghanistan… link |
| Gaz0045 | 10 Jan 2019 12:51 a.m. PST |
Sad indictment of command failure…….officers not flagging drug abuse because it may tarnish their record…. |
 Legion 4  | 10 Jan 2019 8:39 a.m. PST |
If that is true … very sad … But as we know leadership can't be around every troop 2407. None-the-less, it is a sad situation. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 10 Jan 2019 8:54 a.m. PST |
I'm a bit surprised by the brazenness of criminals serving in the armed forces when committing murder, thinking that if they take care to make it look like a suicide or accident, the investigative services and the Pentagon will not ask many questions and sweep it under the rug. But sometimes they're not so lucky: link |
| 79thPA | 10 Jan 2019 10:31 a.m. PST |
I will withhold comment on the investigation/s since I don't have access to them, I will state that this piece was written by a typical journalist who does not know anything about death investigation, assumes facts not in evidence, and is quick to jump to his own conclusions based on speculation. |
| Legion 4 | 10 Jan 2019 1:20 p.m. PST |
I will state that this piece was written by a typical journalist who does not know anything That is true in so many stories about the military from the media. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 11 Jan 2019 10:25 a.m. PST |
Here's another incident involving Marine Raiders this time. link |
| Lion in the Stars | 11 Jan 2019 11:56 p.m. PST |
As a yeoman (that's Navy for "unit clerk, admin ninja, and general dogsbody"), I have assisted in one command investigation before, though it wasn't of a death. The volume of paperwork described does not sound adequate, though the quality does sound about right. |
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