Abu Ghraib

The Maywand District killings involved the deaths of at least 3 Afghan civilians by a group of U.S. Army soldiers in 2010. The soldiers became known as the “Kill Team” and were members of the 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. They were based at FOB Ramrod in the...

On March 16, 1968, Soldiers were accused of killing hundreds of civilians in My Lai, Vietnam. The Company Commander – Captain Medina – was accused of shooting a woman, a small boy, and generally failing to control his troops. He was acquitted of all charges.As a young Judge Advocate, Gary Myers became involved in the court-martial of...

On 4 March 2007, Marine Corps Special Operations Command members came under attack during a deployment to Afghanistan. After engaging the threat, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Counsel later alleged that upwards of 19 civilians were killed and 50 were injured. Mr. Conway and the firm represented one of the Marines involved in engaging the enemy....