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| | ] ] || ] who was cleared of shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message".<ref name=WashingtonTimes050314>, '']'', March 14, 2005</ref> | | ] ] || ] who was cleared of shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message".<ref name=WashingtonTimes050314>, '']'', March 14, 2005</ref> | ||
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| | ] ] || ] of the ], after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the '']'', a ]ese research vessel (see ]).<ref name=Honolulu>, '']'', March 20, 2001</ref> | | ] ] || ] of the ], after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the '']'', a ]ese research vessel (see ]).<ref name=Honolulu>, '']'', March 20, 2001</ref> | ||
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| | Trent Helmkamp || A young recruit who tried to get ] status.<ref name=AlJazeera>, '']'', June 20, 2005{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> | |||
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| | ] Spencer Gaines || An amateur bodybuilder who failed a drug urine test, who argued it was triggered by an over-the-counter health product.<ref name=Pot>, '']'', January 26, 1998{{Dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> | |||
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| | ] ] || Shot his ]i partner, an Iraqi ], then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} | | ] ] || Shot his ]i partner, an Iraqi ], then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} | ||
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| | ] ] || Commanded troops at the ] who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows".{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} | | ] ] || Commanded troops at the ] who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows".{{citation needed|date=February 2011}} | ||
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| | ] Kenny Ray Morrison || ] senior accused of ].<ref name=NavyTimes060508> | |||
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| Charles Gittins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1976-1995 |
| Other work | Lawyer who specializes in military cases |
Charles Gittins is an American lawyer, who was worked for a number of noteworthy defendants in military courts martial. Gittins is an officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Gittins attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1979. He joined the Marine Corps where he served as a Radio Intercept Officer.
Gittins graduated first in his class from The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in 1987 and was in the Judge Advocate Corps for six years, before entering civilian life. The first civilian firm Gittins worked for was Williams & Connolly. While there he defended Robert E. Stumpf, Commander of the Blue Angels, and one of the principals in the Tailhook scandal. He spent three and a half years there before founding his own firm.
Clients
| Lieutenant Ilario Pantano | United States Marine Corps who was cleared of shooting two unarmed Iraqi captives, then desecrating their bodies in order "to send a message". |
| Specialist Charles Graner | Military Police reservist involved in the Abu Ghraib scandal. |
| Major Harry "Psycho" Schmidt | Former instructor from the United States Navy's TOPGUN school who bombarded a platoon of Canadians in Afghanistan, even though he had been directed to hold his fire. |
| Commander Scott Waddle | Captain of the USS Greeneville, after his submarine negligently did a power surface, right under the Ehime Maru, a Japanese research vessel (see Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision). |
| Corporal Dustin Berg | Shot his Iraqi partner, an Iraqi police officer, then shot himself with his partner's gun. Berg claimed his partner attacked him first, and Berg returned fire in self defense. Berg later recanted this version of events and pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, self injury, and false swearing. |
| Private Edward L. Richmond | Shot an unarmed, bound prisoner in the back of the head. He was represented at trial by a military defense counsel. |
| Captain Christopher M. Beiring | Commanded troops at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility who beat two Afghani captives to death with "compliance blows". |
See also
References
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Rudy Socha, Carolyn Butler Darrow (2005). "Above & Beyond: Former Marines Conquer The Civilian World". Turner Publishing Company. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781596520400. Retrieved 2010-10-.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - William H. McMichael (1997). The mother of all hooks: the story of the U.S. Navy's Tailhook Scandal. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781560002932. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- Marines advised to drop charges, Washington Times, March 14, 2005
- Graner refuses to testify in other Abu Ghraib trials, Washington Times, March 16, 2005
- U.S. 'friendly fire' pilot suing air force, CBC, July 8, 2004
- Waddle testifies he's truly sorry: The sub commander is denied immunity but says testifying is the right thing to do, Honolulu Star Bulletin, March 20, 2001
- Schofield soldier filing appeal, Honolulu Advertiser, October 3, 2005
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