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Court-martial for New York Marine in desecrations

A New York Marine whose alleged involvement last year in the videotaped desecration of dead Taliban fighters sparked reprisals in Afghanistan has been formally charged and will face a court-martial, a Pentagon spokesman said.

A Marine Corps spokesman said Staff Sgt. Edward W. Deptola of New York and Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Chamblin, both of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, based at Camp...

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