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Newsday.com: Ind. Guardsman Charged With Iraq Murder
There's not much more in the way of details at the link.EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- An Indiana National Guardsman who received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Iraq has been charged in the death of an Iraqi citizen, the Army said Tuesday. The Iraqi died at the same time Cpl. Dustin Berg, 21, was wounded, the military said. Berg also faces charges of false swearing and the wearing of an unauthorized award. A hearing was scheduled Thursday at Fort Knox, Ky., to determine whether the case will proceed to a court-martial. The Iraqi died in November 2003 near Nippur, south of Baghdad, said Gini Sinclair, a Fort Knox public affairs officer. She declined to release further details about the case. Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-02-08 |
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