Warning! Graphic video
This story holds some special significance for me. While I did not know the soldiers killed or their families I do have a good friend who was also lied to by the military regarding his son’s death in Fallujah. His death was not a friendly fire incident, Alex was killed after running out of ammo despite calling for two days for resupply. The military shows a huge lack of respect for the families when they lie to cover their own errors, not just lie but shred the evidence.
Salon has a powerful article up regarding one such incident and the stress it causes all the soldiers involved.
Last month, Salon published a story reporting that U.S. Army Pfc. Albert Nelson and Pfc. Roger Suarez were killed by U.S. tank fire in Ramadi, Iraq, in late 2006, in an incident partially captured on video, but that an Army investigation instead blamed their deaths on enemy action. Now Salon has learned that documents relating to the two men were shredded hours after the story was published.
This video contains graphic video and coarse language. It was very hard for me to watch because I know that my son lived this life almost daily in Iraq… hearing the adrenalin in the soldiers’ voices is very painful. Please note their is a mortally wounded soldier straining in this video, you may not want to watch.
