DEFEND OUR HADITHA MARINES

Members of the 3/1 Marines (photos by Lucian Read)

Sgt. Frank Wuterich, 25, Meridan, Connecticut, 3rd Platoon,Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

Navy Corpsman Brian Whitt, 26, Summerset, Kentucky, 3rd Platoon Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Navy, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

Lcpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, El Paso, Texas, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Sunday Oct. 22, 2005.

Lcpl. Stephen Tatum, 24, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Sunday Oct. 22, 2005.

Lcpl. Justin Sharatt, 21, Granger, Indiana, Third Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

Cpl. Hector Salinas, 22, Houston, Texas. Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

Lcpl. Rene Rodriguez, 20, Austin, Texas. 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

PFC Humberto Mendoza, 21, Aurora, California, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Oct. 22, 2005.

Capt. Luke McConnel, 30, Napa, California. Commanding Officer, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

PFC Salvador Guzman, 19, Crystal Lake, Illinois, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Sunday Oct. 22, 2005.

Lcpl. Trent Graviss, 22, Louisville, Kentucky, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Sunday Oct. 22, 2005.

Cpl. Sanick De La Cruz, 23, Chicago, Illinois. Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Hit, Iraq on Friday Sept. 23, 2005.

Lcpl. James Crossan, 20, North Bend, Washington, 1st Platoon, Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps, at the company's firm base in Haditha, Iraq on Sunday Oct. 22, 2005.

James Crossan, back home and being treated for his injuries

DIAGRAM OF THE HADITHA INCIDENT, BASED ON LEAKS TO THE WASHINGTON POST:

Note: These have been saved for their archival interest, but there is better information at these links: Maps | Haditha evidence room

DETAIL

Houses 3 and 4 detail

Sequence 1

Sequence 2

Various quotes

PHOTOS LEAKED TO THE WASHINGTON POST BY A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL:

A photo contained in a Naval Criminal Investigative Service report obtained by The Washington Post shows a Marine inspecting the blast crater from a roadside bomb that destroyed a Humvee and killed the Marine who was driving it in Haditha. Criminal investigators noted that the photo was dated Nov. 19, 2005. Investigative reports show that the photograph, and numerous others of the incident that day, made their way onto Marine laptops and computer drives in the months afterward. (Washington Post)

A photograph taken by Marines in Haditha, Iraq, on Nov. 19, 2005, show wreckage after a roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy. The image is contained in a naval investigative report obtained by The Washington Post. Other photos from that day depict civilians who were shot by Marines as they searched for insurgents. (Washington Post)

A photo contained in a Naval Criminal Investigative Service report obtained by The Washington Post shows a Marine inspecting a roadside scene near Haditha, Iraq, where five unarmed civilians were killed Nov. 19, 2005. Earlier that day, Marines stopped the white taxi in which the men had been riding, then allegedly shot them after a bomb exploded nearby. The incident was the first on a day of violence in Haditha that left 24 civilians dead, among them women and children. Four Marines have been charged with murder. (AP Photo/U.S. Naval Investigative Service via The Washington Post)