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Connecticut hometown honors Marine convicted in 2005 Iraqi killings of unarmed civilians
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/connecticut-hometown-honors-marine-convicted-in-2005-iraqi-killings-of-unarmed-civilians/2012/08/19/1cf3f83a-ea2b-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.htmlConnecticut hometown honors Marine convicted in 2005 Iraqi killings of unarmed civilians
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, August 19, 1:51 PM
MERIDEN, Conn. — A Marine who was convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqis returned home this weekend to Connecticut for a golf tournament organized by local veterans for his benefit.
Former Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich told the Record-Journal of Meriden on Saturday that some people think prosecutors let a child-killer go free. He says that’s absolutely not the case.
“It wasn’t the military letting off a murderer, rampager,” he said.
In February, he received a general discharge under honorable conditions — one step below an honorable discharge. Wuterich was the only Marine convicted in the killings in Haditha.
