European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 stars and stripes monday March 19 2007 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 Luck or the Irish photos by David Allen stars and stripes above master sgt Sean Steele bandmaster of the Iii Marine expeditionary Force band discusses the Parade route for the first Ever St Patricks Day Parade in Okinawa City on saturday with Parade Orga Nizer and cosponsor Martin Mclntyre owner of Paddy macs Irish pub left Megan Kamphouse a senior airman with the 18th communications Squadron on Kadena air base poses with her Parade prop just before joining the Parade several Hundred people most of them wearing Green took part in the festivities what is jeopardy fun game show seeking contestants at Pacific bases by Allison Batdorff stars and stripes Yokosuka naval base Japan clue ill 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 entertain ment 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 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