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...soldiers were following orders, why did they photograph themselves in the act? The MPs claim the pictures too were meant to serve as a psychological tool to scare new prisoners into talking. Frederick's uncle says the platoon had tried to soften them up with techniques like sleep deprivation, "but they found the best way was with these photographs, and it apparently worked very effectively." Lawson says his nephew complained about some of the measures and was told, "Don't worry about it." Yet the photos, showing MPs smiling and mugging as they degrade their prisoners, suggest that the accused...
...almost literally a 50-50 split of people who love 'em and people who hate 'em," said 1st Lt. Matthew Holtzendorff, 36, who commands a platoon in the neighborhood. "It's a mixed blessing, I guess. You have to ask the question, 'Do I want to stay alive and stay safe or do I want to make money...
Kevin, who had served in the same platoon, recoiled at the "calculated lies," including a Silver Star awarded his brother because the Army needed a hero as much as it feared a scandal. It was weeks before the Tillmans learned the truth. "We've all been betrayed," Pat's mother Mary Tillman said. "We never thought they would use him the way they...
...this week those groups set their contentions aside in a bipartisan drive to collect donations for American troops. The Support Our Troops drive has worked this week to procure donations of money and goods, which will be used to assemble care packages for U.S. troops through the Adopt a Platoon program. The effort, coordinated by the Harvard College Democrats, the Harvard Republican Club (HRC), and the Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, was designed to raise awareness of the sacrifice of American soldiers and their continued presence abroad. The drive ends today...
...This was a dilemma that Harvard struggled to resolve this year. After senior Justin Tobe and freshman Kyle Richter started the season in a platoon, Richter nabbed the job in January before ceding it to Tobe down the stretch...