Jeffrey Chessani
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| Jeffrey Chessani | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel| |
| Commands held | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines |
| Battles/wars | Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Jeffrey R. Chessani is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and was the commanding officer 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines during the time of the alleged November 2005 war crime in Haditha, Iraq, where Marines in his battalion were accused of having murdered 24 civilians after one of them had been killed in an insurgent attack. He was removed along with Captains Luke McConnell and James Kimber according to a report by The Times on 29 May 2006.[1] Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich was the marine on patrol and is under investigation. The Thomas More Law Center is defending Colonel Chessani.
Chessani, age 42 as of late 2006, was raised in the small town of Rangely, Colorado, where he graduated from high school in 1982. He then went on to receive a B.A. from the University of Northern Colorado in 1988.[2] During his military career he has participated in Operation Just Cause (1989 Invasion of Panama), the 1991 Gulf War, and most recently the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom).[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Marines and the 'massacre': a neighbour tells of aftermath" by Ali Hamdani and Ned Parker, The Times. Accessed June 2, 2006.
- ^ "Colo. Marine in eye of storm" by Joe Garner, Rocky Mountain News. Accessed June 2, 2006.
- ^ "No direct link ties Marine to deaths" by Kirk Mitchell, Denver Post. Accessed June 2, 2006.
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