The Army has announced eight soldiers are being charged in the death of an Army private who apparently took his own life in Afghanistan earlier this year. Nineteen-year-old Danny Chen was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in October. Chen’s family said he had been subjected to race-based hazing, with soldiers forcing him out of bed, throwing rocks at him, calling him ethnic slurs and forcing him to do push-ups with his mouth full of water. The eight soldiers have been charged with crimes ranging from dereliction of duty to manslaughter. In a related case, a group of Marines was recently court-martialed following the suicide of Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, an Asian-American soldier who military prosecutors say also killed himself after being hazed.
8 Soldiers Charged Following Suicide of Hazing Victim
HeadlineDec 22, 2011