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2 Marines Face Court-Martial for Urinating Incident in Afghanistan

HeadlineSep 25, 2012

Two U.S. marines will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the corpses of Afghans and posing for pictures with the bodies. Staff Sergeants Joseph Chamblin and Edward Deptola are the first to face criminal charges after a video was released in January showing four marines in full uniform urinating on the bodies of suspected Taliban fighters. Lighter administrative penalties were announced against three other marines last month.

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