Marines to court-martial 2 staff sergeants in urination on bodies of Taliban fighters, photos
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marine Corps says it will court-martial two non-commissioned officers for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties.
The charges are against Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Chamblin and Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola.
The two also were charged with other misconduct on the same day as the urination incident. That includes dereliction of duty by failing to properly supervise junior Marines and failing to stop and report misconduct of junior Marines.
Three other Marines were given administrative punishments last month for their role in the urination incident.
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