Because this shouldn't be forgotten

[apis_cerana]

Private Chen’s Family Learns More About Hazing by Fellow G.I.’s

The officers in command of the battalion of Pvt. Danny Chen, who the Army says committed suicide in Afghanistan in October after being hazed by fellow soldiers, were aware of the harsh treatment he had repeatedly received, his family said Thursday

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[leprofessional]

Poor guy... joining a 'values-based' organization-- it is comforting to know that people with values have guns and bombers and and have been shooting people up in Af/Ir for the past decade fairly, without any systematic racialized and neo-imperialist underpinnings advocated straight up and down the chain of command.

And the few rotten apples? Pshht. everyone else is just wonderful.

[jettakd]

The court martial should be moved to the US but probably won't, unfortunately, because the military has a history of protecting it's worst and most downright evil as opposed to properly punishing them. I am so sorry for his family :(

[ar_feiniel_]

There are no words.

[d00ditsemily]

Seriously disgusting. Hopefully these assholes get what's coming to them. My husband had an NCO like this. He would force guys to sit and do guard in a trash can if they even looked at him. He would force two guys to hold hands while everyone laughed at them. It went on and on. He moved to a different unit (after being promoted and being told how great he was) and hopefully someone will set him straight there.

[xvisqueux]

Unfuckingbelievable.