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1st Court-Martial Begins in Hazing Death of Chinese-American Army Private Danny Chen

The first of eight U.S. soldiers charged in the death of Army Private Danny Chen is set to face a court-martial today at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg. A 19-year-old Chinese American, Chen allegedly took his own life just weeks after he was deployed to Afghanistan last October. His family says Chen had been abused by comrades on an almost daily basis, including racist hazing, with soldiers throwing rocks at him, calling him ethnic slurs and forcing him to do push-ups or hang upside down with his mouth full of water. All eight accused soldiers were Chen’s superiors in rank. The first soldier to stand trial, Sergeant Adam Michael Holcomb, is one of five soldiers whose multiple charges include the most serious offense of causing Chen’s death through negligence. A group of family members and supporters are traveling to Fort Bragg to attend the trial.

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