Murder Convictions in Beauchamp's Unit
1SG John E. Hatley was First Sergeant of Scott Beauchamp's unit, Co. A, 1-18 Inf. In early 2007, Hatley and three other soldiers of the company committed acts against four Iraqis that eventually led to their courts-martial and convictions for murder and conspiracy to commit murder. These events were not described by Beauchamp.
Hatley had earlier expressed skepticism of Beauchamp's charges in an email to blogger Cheryl McElroy (US ARMY Ret), which she published on her blog.
Read more about this topic: Scott Thomas Beauchamp Controversy
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