Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan
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Live from Silver Spring Maryland, a reprise of the 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation1. Also available on cable and satellite through Free Speech TV. This evening, tomorrow and Sunday March 16.
Corporal Gilligan has challenged the accuracy of my report. Corrections to appear. 3-28-08
Former Marine Corporal James Gilligan, gunner on humvee, tearfully reported an incident where he was pressed into service as a forward artillery observer despite not being “authorized to direct fire”. He was the only one in his unit who had seen the flash. He reported that they had taken fire. HQ asked him for the azimuth where the fire had originated. His GPS was too slow so he pulled out his compass. He now realizes that his M240 almost certainly disturbed the compass. After three morter barrages he reported seeing no hits on the target. A fourth barrage – nothing. He reported the target out of range, and told his driver to pull out, but heard fifth and sixth barrages go off. A few moments later, his humvee turned and he saw an Afghani village in flames.
