Why would he want to remain associated with the US military?
When Sergeant 1st Class Charles Martland learned that a young boy had been raped by a powerful Afghan police commander (who had been trained by the U.S. military), he knew that he had to do something. The higher-ups encouraged him to let it go, saying that it was just part of the culture in Afghanistan, and that the local authorities would handle it. Instead, Martland and his team leader Daniel Quinn, approached the police commander and physically attacked him after he admitted to the rape and laughed about it.
That was in September of 2011. Martland and his team leader were then removed from their post, and eventually reprimanded for their actions. For kicking the crap out of a rapist, they were discharged and sent home. Read the rest of this entry »
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