Only in America: Marines to Face Trial for Urinating on Deceased Taliban Fighters

Marines Charged in Desecration Incident Face Trial

From a Marine Corps Combat Development Command News Release

QUANTICO, Va., Sept. 24, 2012 – Charges against two Marines were referred to trial by courts-martial Sept. 21 for their alleged involvement in urinating on deceased Taliban fighters and for posing for unofficial photographs with human casualties in Afghanistan.

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development command, referred the charges.

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