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The Haditha Charges

1stLt Andrew Grayson is charged with obstruction of justice, making false official statements and an attempted fraudulent separation from the Marine Corps.  The charges stem from the 2005 investigation into the allegations that Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st Marines (3/1) went on a killing spree after members of Kilo Company were injured and killed in a complex attack on 19 November 2005.  This was Andrew’s second deployment to Iraq.  He was the Human Intelligence Exploitation Team (HET) officer in charge of the Camp Lejeune based team that was attached to 3/1 for the duration of the deployment.  He and his eight-man team were responsible for conducting interviews of local Iraqis' in order to garner information that would save the lives of Marines from 3/1.

Notably, 1stLt Grayson’s HET team in Haditha was a strong nomination for the Department of Defense Award for Intelligence Collection Team of the Year.  Individually, 1stLt Grayson was recommended for the Bronze Star with combat distinguishing device for his heroic achievements as the officer in charge of HET 3 during the Haditha deployment.  Among other important accomplishments, this recommendation was a result of his role in locating and detaining the insurgents responsible for detonating the IED that killed LCpl Tarrazas and wounding LCpl Guzman and LCpl Crossan, as well as in locating and detaining other insurgents who participated in the Nov 19 complex attacks.

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