European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes monday March 192007 Soldier convicted of negligent homicide by Kristin m Hall the associated press fort Campbell by a military panel found a 101st airborne Soldier guilty of three counts of negligent homicide but not guilty of premeditated murder in the deaths of three iraqi detainees staff sgt Ray Girouard 24 smiled As he hugged his defense lawyer and family members after the verdict was read he faced up to life in prison had he been found guilty of premeditated murder the panel which deliberated for four hours also found Girouard guilty of obstruction of Justice for lying to investigators of conspiracy for trying to conceal the crime and of failure to obey a general order Girouard could be sentenced to a Maxi mum of 21 years in prison said his lawyer Anita Gorecki he could get a maximum of three years for each negligent homicide charge five years for the conspiracy charge five years for obstruction of Justice and two years for failure to obey a general order the sentencing portion of the trial begins monday Girouard was accused of telling his sol Diers to release detainees they captured during the May 9 raid near Samarra Iraq and then shoot them As they fled he is the last and most senior Soldier from the 101st airborne division to face trial in the kill Ings Girouard testified during the trial that he lied to investigators about the slayings to protect his soldiers and that he never told two of his soldiers pc William Hun Saker and pfc Corey Clagett to kill the detainees after he discovered the slayings Girouard said he decided to help them fake an attack cutting Hunsaker and punching Clagett in the face and lying to superiors by saying his soldiers shot the detainees in Sel defense Gorecki stressed in closing arguments Friday that Girouard did not plan the slay Ings and that prosecutors never provided a motive for Girouard to order the killing during the Mission Hunsaker Clagett and another Soldier pc Juston Graber have pleaded guilty to other charges Hunsaker and Clagett Testi fied that Girouard gave them the orders while Graber testified that the soldiers were Given an option to participate in the plan to kill the detainees Clagett and Hunsaker pleaded guilty to murder and each were sentenced to 18 years in prison Graber pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for killing a wounded Detainee and was sentenced to nine months can you question an answer jeopardy seeking contestants from us bases in the Pacific by Allison Batdorff stars and stripes Yokosuka naval base Japan clue til take prizes for Alex what might you say if youre on a television game show and have a Chance to win some serious Money if you were savvy enough to answer the clue with a question then you May want to see How you stack up against the Competition when jeopardy Host Alex Trebek scouts out players at four us bases in the Pacific starting later this month United service organizations and armed forces entertainment will Host a jeopardy tour March 28april 1 it will Stop at naval air facility Katsugi and Yokosuka naval base in Mainland Japan and Kadena air base and Camp Kinser on Okinawa Alex Trebek will Host events pose for pictures and sign Auto graphs at each location said Donna St John Uso vice presi Dent of communications but while a Crow Friendly just for fun version of the television show will be Given at each base pretests for potential Candi dates will be Given Only at Katsugi Yokosuka and Kadena those who make the Cut will take final tests at Katsugi Yokosuka and Camp Kinser see Box for if you Are sofa sponsored 18 or older and have a taste for trivia take a crack at the pretest said Earl Murray morale welfare and recreations Yokosuka entertainment director its not often that people have the Chance to do this Murray said who knows you could get on television but plan ahead he cautioned As the testing takes time a copy of the rules said hours Are needed for the final test the show which has been on the air for 35 years touts itself As the most difficult game show on television and attracts 32 Mil lion viewers according to the jeopardy web site jeopardy season champions win plus the Money they earn in each episode As they com Pete against two other challengers jeopardy Host Alex Trebek show off your smarts Japan March 28 naval air facility Atsu i pretest mock game and Alex Trebek autograph session a 810 am at club trilogy the final test will be Given at 4 pm March 29 Yokosuka naval base pretest mock game and Auto graphs from 911 am on the third floor of club Alliance the final test will be Given at 4 pm Okinawa March 31 Kadena air base pretest for Okinawa sofa person Nel mock game and autographs at 35 pm at Schilling Community Center april 1 Camp Kinser mock game and autographs sign starts at 1 pm at the Surfside the final test for Okinawa hopefuls will be Given at 5 pm from staff reports the mock games on bases Are open to All Ages and feature fun questions a Buzzer system and prize giveaways St John said email Allison Batdorff at Michael and stripes so far troops of the 1st brigade combat team 1st armoured division have gotten More than million in Federal and state tax refunds Back from Iraq raking in refunds by Matt Millham stars and stripes Friedberg Germany the internal Revenue service int entirely without a sense of humor take for example this Foj Ray mond quotation posted on the ser vices web site next to being shot at and missed nothing is really quite As satisfying As an income tax refund soldiers of the 1st brigade com Bat team 1st armoured division who celebrated their return from Iraq last week know the truth of this quip better than most after dodging insurgents attacks for some 14 months troops stationed at Ray Barracks have raked in More than million in Federal and state tax refunds and Only about half the soldiers Here have filed the taxes the posts tax Center has filed 729 returns since opening feb 5 but because most of the posts sol Diers have taken off on 30 Days Block leave traffic to the Center has dropped and much of its staff has been loaned out to buttress tax centers in Wiesbaden Giessen and binding in with tax deadlines bang ing at the door this might be the Only military tax Center in Europe that int Busy but that wont last in expecting probably some where Between another 200 to 400 returns in that first two weeks alone when they get Back from Block leave said capt Nathaniel Babb the officer in charge of the tax centers in Friedberg and Gies sen by his estimates at least 500 and As Many As 1000 Friedberg troops still have to file their 2006 taxes soldiers who just returned from a combat zone dont have to Rush Back to pay the tax Man though because they Arent held to the same deadlines As people who didst spend time in a War zone according to Babb a service member who served in a combat zone has 180 Days from the Date they leave the combat zone to file their taxes and pay any taxes due soldiers could have even More time to file depending on when they deployed he said but cautioned against relying on those extra Days to play it Safe i personally recommend the 180 Days he said that Means most 1st brigade sol Diers have at least until August to file their 2006 taxes however not All of the returns soldiers have filed so far Are for 2006 in fact 265 of the returns the Center had prepared through tues Day were for 2005 or earlier and in sure were going to do More of those said Jennifer Parker one of the tax preparers at Friedberg tax Center the number of returns for years prior to 2006 surprised Babb he briefed Large groups of 1st brigade soldiers As they returned from deployment and asked every group if anyone had already filed their 2005 taxes while they were Down Range he hoped to see a lot of hands go up but every time it was Only a handful he said there were even some soldiers who haunt yet filed their taxes for 2004 or 2003 Babb said i dont know what they were thinking fortunately were Able to take care of them Many single soldiers who were deployed for All of 2006 and dont have children dont have to file 2006 taxes because All of their in come was tax free Babb acknowledged but he added its Best to Check with us just to make sure in Case theres some credit they qualify for that could get them some Money Back in addition to the million in returns the Center has saved ser Vic members in tax preparation fees Parker said service members who would rather not wait to be seen at their local tax Center have other free tax prepare Tion options free online Federal and state tax preparation is available through the military on source web site which is run by the department of defense the site can also direct service members to free services offered through the irs but regardless of what service service members use to prepare and file their taxes Babb recommends getting them done sooner rather than 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