Pvt. Danny Chen
December 21, 2011
A military jury today sentenced Army Sgt. Adam Holcomb to 30 days in prison for his role in the hazing death of Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, who committed suicide in Afghanistan last October.
The same jury that sentenced Holcomb found him guilty of "maltreatment of a subordinate and assault consummated by battery" in connection with Chen's death, according to the Associated Press. Holcomb was found not guilty of negligent ...
The Department of Defense announced today that eight soldiers are being charged in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Pvt. Danny Chen in Afghanistan. The DoD reports Chen died October 3rd in Kandahar province of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to Fox News:
Indeed, the New York Times reported in October an Army official informed Chen's family that superior officers physically abused Chen before his death. Soldiers ...
