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May 26, 2005
Justice at Last!
Marine Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano is many things. An American. A Marine. A husband. A son. A father. A hero.
One thing Marine Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano is not.
Marine Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano is not a criminal.
"Down at the unit level, there was never a question about Ilario's conduct and whether or not he did the right thing," Charles Gittins, Pantano's civilian lawyer, said Thursday. "It was up in the higher echelons. The people removed from combat situations needed to put more trust in their officers rather than assuming they're guilty."
An investigating officer concluded in a report to Huck that murder charges should be dropped against Pantano
Huck could have accepted Winn's recommendation, given some form of administrative punishment or gone ahead with a court-martial. He decided that Pantano should face no punishment for any of his actions.
"I think it demonstrates that Ilario acted honorably in combat and the suggestion that tarnished his reputation was unjustified," Gittins said.
Yes, that's exactly right, Ilario Pantano is a hero, in every sense of the word.
I thank G-d for men like Marine Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano.
Semper Fi!
Posted by LindaSoG at May 26, 2005 08:39 AM