By PDI
A Filipino marine based in Camp Pendleton in San Diego, who was part of the worst civilian killings in Iraq is in the process of being discharged by the Navy.
The Associated Press (AP) reports the Navy has initiated dismissal proceedings against Filipino Sergeant Sanick Dela Cruz and Sgt. Humberto Mendoza, who were both members of a squad that killed 24 unarmed civilians — including women, elderly and children — in Haditha, Iraq in 2005 and lied about their role in the killings to military investigators.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the decision, and Dela Cruz and Mendoza were notified of the move Thursday, said Lt. Cmdr. Tamara Lawrence, a Navy spokeswoman, to the AP.
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