A jury has been selected for the court-martial of the last US Marine charged over a notorious 2005 killing of civilians in Iraq, paving the way for opening statements next week.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging Camp Pendleton, a major Marine Corps base near San Diego, to remove a Christian cross on top of a hill in the Camp Horno area.
[rebelmouse-image 24863008 original_size="390x285" expand=1]Mark Thompson, in an article in Time mag, "Gays in the Military: Does a Sailor's Murder Signal Deeper Problems?," muses that the murder of Seaman August Provost is a some sort of sign that the rank-and-file heterosexuals in the military are not ready to serve with openly gay and lesbian colleagues.