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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 24 > No charges for 2 Marines accused in Afghan deaths

No charges for 2 Marines accused in Afghan deaths

By Estes Thompson / The Bulletin
May 24, 2008

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two Marine officers in a unit that was accused of killing as many as 19 Afghan civilians in 2007 will not face criminal charges, the military said Friday.

Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, made the decision not to bring....

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