"Soldier’s kin grapples with abuse charges" by Associated Press | August 24, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The soldiers have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of subordinates, among other charges. The military says there is no direct evidence that the soldiers’ alleged misconduct caused Wilhelm’s death, which remains under investigation.
Isn't it bad enough we abuse the "enemy?"
Now his family is struggling to process the news that four of Wilhelm’s fellow soldiers stand accused of abusing him and other soldiers in his platoon with excessive physical fitness and cruelty before his death.
When Adrian Wilhelm learned that his son committed suicide just four days into his deployment in Iraq, he knew right away that the facts didn’t add up.
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His son, Army Private Keiffer Wilhelm, 19, had been excited and upbeat weeks earlier as he prepared to ship overseas.
Then, suddenly, he was dead....
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