Monday, March 5, 2012

Officer: Accused ex-soldier lost friends in combat

A former U.S. Army soldier accused of raping an Iraqi girl and killing her and her family was upset after losing multiple friends in combat but didn't appear to struggle more than anyone else in the unit, one of his commanding officers said.

Steven Dale Green, 23, of Midland, Texas, faces more than a dozen charges, including sexual assault and four counts of murder, stemming from the March 2006 attack in Iraq's so-called "Triangle of Death." He has pleaded not guilty to killing the 14-year-old girl, her mother, father and 6-year-old sister.

Colonel Todd Ebel told jurors on the first day of the trial Monday that he spoke with Green in December 2005 …

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