Marine Faces Expulsion For Puppy Video
Another Marine Will Be Disciplined For Posting Video Online In Which A Puppy Is Thrown Off A Cliff In Iraq
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The Marine Corps said it was expelling one Marine and disciplining another for their roles in a video showing a Marine throwing a puppy off a cliff while on patrol in Iraq. (CBS/AP)
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The 17-second video posted on YouTube drew sharp condemnation from animal rights groups when it came to light in March.
The clip shows two Marines joking before one hurls the puppy into a rocky gully. A yelping sound is heard as it flips through the air.
"That's mean. That's mean, Motari," an off-camera Marine is heard telling the Marine who tossed the black and white dog. The off-camera Marine snickered slightly afterward.
Lance Cpl. David Motari, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment at Kaneohe Bay, is "being processed for separation" from the Marine Corps, the Marine Corps said in a news release. He also received unspecified "non-judicial punishment."
The Marine Corps didn't say what role Motari played in the clip.
The video was viewed tens of thousands of times before YouTube took it down due to a violation of the site's terms of use.
"The actions seen in the Internet video are contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine and will not be tolerated," Marine Corps Base Hawaii said in a news release. "The vast majority of Marines conduct their duties with honor and compassion that makes American people proud."
The second Marine, Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion also received unspecified "non-judicial" punishment.
Encarnacion is assigned to the Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
First Lt. Binford Strickland, a Marine Corps Base Hawaii spokesman, said the service may not reveal what roles the two men played in the video because that was part of the investigation. He said releasing such information would violate the Privacy Act.
Strickland declined to provide details about the disciplinary measures taken against the men for the same reason.
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See all 86 CommentsA Viet Nam Veteran, myself I appreciate these youngsters for their service and I realize that for many they may have trouble turning off what has been cranked up. Seems like the younger the soldier or Marine the more likely this is a problem.
I hope the Marine Corps mandates some VA treatment for the young Lance Corporal.
I would hope this kind of animal cruelty was not in him prior to his Iraq War experience. If not it is the Marine Corps'' responsibility to fix whatever''s broken.
If not at some time far in the future, at a place yet to be determined when the young Corporal is an old veteran, he might realize the full reality of his heinous deed with dire consequence.
I don''t support the war in Iraq. My daughter just returned from duty there. I do support all our troops. I am 100% disabled Vietnam vet, my oldest son is 100% disabled from getting hurt with the rangers, my daughter is active duty, and my youngest son is geting ready o join the rangers. I could not be more proud of our troops than i am, hopwever this act of animal cruelty is not forgiveable. The puppy has nothing to do with politics or starting this senseless war.
Posted by Kodiak8881 at 06:19 PM : Jun 12, 2008
Actually they shot the video in Hawaii. It was an American puppy that they killed.
Next time, maybe we won''t START the war, then this stuff won''t happen.
And for those who think that this war is protecting us from Al Queda (who weren''t in Iraq before the war), you haven''t been paying attention. This war and occupation has been the most effective recruiting tool they have ever had.
Posted by codymac4 at 06:01 PM
So in Iraq you saw them all cheer, did ya? Unfortunately the terrorists have the same kind of mentality as you - there are no innocents.
So, let me get this right, codymac4, now your blaming the Iraq puppy for 9/11?
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