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Sanity Island for America's Accused Defenders
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101st Airborne soldiers:

1st Lt Michael Behenna and SSgt Hal Warner, D Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Read more here.

A legal defense fund has been established for 1st Lt. Michael Behenna
Visit the website, DefendMichael.com, or send a check today...

1st LT Michael Behenna Legal Defense Fund
c/o Jack Dawson, co-trustee
100 Park Avenue, Second Floor
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-8099

The family of SSgt Warner has also established a fund. Anyone wishing to donate may send checks, payable to "Warner Defense Fund", to:

Armstrong Bank
1111 W. Broadway
Muskogee, OK 74401

Also visit the family's website for SSgt Hal M. Warner.

1st Division soldiers:

SSgt. Jess Cunningham, Sgt. Charles Quigley, Spc. Stephen Ribordy and Spc. Belmor Ramos. 1st Division soldiers accused of killing detainees.

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The July 2008 issue of Esquire Magazine featured a story on the Iskandariyah case...

"The Six Letter Word That Changes Everything", the article by renowned essayist Tom Junod, is a must-read.

Kudos to the Memphis Commercial Appeal...

for their coverage of the court martial of Sgt Michael Patton Williams: Soldier convicted of murder in war-torn Iraq, Bartholomew Sullivan, Memphis Commercial Appeal, July 13, 2008.

A special message to DEFEND OUR TROOPS readers:

Lawyer says: "You all played a part in these victories", Richard V. Stevens, May 10, 2008.

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Latest word on Army trials:

Sgt Michael Patton WIlliams was convicted of murder

Sgt. Leonardo Treviņo was acquitted on May 1, 2008.

Sgt. 1st Class Trey Corrales was acquitted on April 25, 2008.

Sgt. Evan Vela was convicted on February 10, 2008. His case is currently on appeal.

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Settled cases:

* 1st Cavalry Division snipers: Sgt. Leonardo Treviņo, Spc. John Torres, Cpl. Justin Whiteman.

* 25th Division: Sgt. 1st Class Trey A. Corrales and Spc. Christopher P. Shore.

* The Iskandariyah case: 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. SSgt Michael Hensley, Spc. Jorge Sandova, Sgt. Evan Vela: Army snipers accused of murder.

* Green Berets in Ster Kalay, Afghanistan: Master Sgt Troy Anderson and Capt. Dave Staffel.

* 101st Airborne / Iron Triangle case: Staff Sgt. Raymond Girouard, Pfc. Corey R. Clagett, Specialist William B. Hunsaker, and Specialist Juston R. Graber

The big picture regarding the prosecution of our troops:

* Hell on trial: Charges against troops keep coming, Nathaniel R. Helms, Defend Our Troops, January 17, 2008.