{"id":98,"date":"2013-02-21T08:42:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T08:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcxposed.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2017-08-23T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T09:52:57","slug":"the-leavenworth-10-uncommon-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcxposed.com\/2013\/02\/21\/the-leavenworth-10-uncommon-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LEAVENWORTH 10 – UNCOMMON INJUSTICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Located 25 miles north of Kansas City, Kansas, Fort Leavenworth is home to the\u00a0United States Disciplinary Barracks<\/strong>. Originally known as the United States Military Prison, the\u00a0USDB<\/strong>\u00a0was established by an Act of Congress in 1874. Construction began in 1875 and was completed in 1921. Prisoners were used for the bulk of the labor.<\/p>\n

The prison was rebuilt in 2002 and upgraded to SUPERMAX status. It has the capacity to house 515 men with 440 of it\u2019s beds currently occupied.\u00a0USDB is the U.S. military\u2019s only maximum-security facility and houses male service members convicted at court-martial for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Only enlisted prisoners with sentences over five years, commissioned officers, and prisoners convicted of offenses related to national security are confined to the USDB.<\/p>\n

Within that facility are 10 soldiers who have been incarcerated \u2014 some in solitary confinement \u2014 for actions they took while trying to survive a combat zone defending the United States of America. These men are known as The Leavenworth 10. According to author Elizabeth Kilbride, \u00a0there may actually be as many as 97 incarcerated at Ft. Leavenworth for similar charges.<\/p>\n

Speaking to a crowd of family and friends attending\u00a0a rally in 2010\u00a0in honor of these men, WPIX\u2019s Larry Mendte delivered some riveting words which lament the emotions of many people who are intimately familiar with these cases:<\/p>\n

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Larry Mendte, WPIX news anchor, New York City:<\/strong>\u201cYou are blowing in the wind unless you get some media coverage for this. For the life of me I can\u2019t understand why the national news outlets have not picked this up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cComing from New York City I do have an unusual, unique perspective on this whole thing. On the day the Towers came down, and on the day the Pentagon and a field in Western Pennsylvania were ablaze, a call went out across the country for the strong and the brave to go out and get monsters where they live \u2014 the ones that dared to bring that evil to our shore.<\/p>\n

And tens of thousands responded. They did a thankless and treacherous job. \u2026. They killed monsters. Some of them got medals. Some are fighting still. Some are home with their families. And 10 were sent to Leavenworth for murder. Murder? In war? \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose men in Leavenworth, and the men that responded to the call after the Towers came down, did so to fight for your freedom. It is your responsibility now to fight for their freedom. Free the Leavenworth 10.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In 2009 the Obama administration announced that\u00a0the Barracks along with the\u00a0Standish Maximum Correctional Facility\u00a0in\u00a0Michigan\u00a0were being considered for relocation of 220 prisoners from the\u00a0Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Kansas officials including both U.S. Senators objected to the transfer and the gitmo detainee\u2019s were moved elsewhere \u2013 but the President\u2019s gesture has never been forgotten. Many feel it\u2019s the pro-Islam agenda of the current administration and the recent proliferation of radical Islam which are responsible for many of the\u00a0\u201ccatch and release<\/em>\u201d tactics which wound up being ultimately responsible for the situations leading to the events which entangled these men into unwinnable circumstances.<\/p>\n

Imagine the fatigue of 3 tours of duty \u2013 of facing death everyday \u2013 only to apprehend terror suspects firing on you and your men. Imagine those terror suspects killed some of your comrade\u2019s and YOU were told after bringing them to justice unharmed \u2013 that Defense intelligence wants them returned to freedom \u2013 FREE to kill more of your men. Free perhaps, to kill YOU.<\/p>\n

Imagine a court who would convict such a man of murder on the shaky testimony of just one other person; an Iraqi civilian who has since vocalized his obedience to radical Islam. Conceive, if you can, that same court disallowing forensic evidence which would have completely exonerated the suspect. Envision a decorated war hero with 20 years of stripes, being sentenced to life imprison for murder and the prosecution unable to deliver a single dead body or even a report of a missing person.<\/p>\n

In June of 2012 DCX picked up the story of Michael Behenna and published a written account of the events leading to his arrest, trial and conviction.\u00a0That report\u00a0has been seen well over 500,000 times and gained almost 200k shares in the 8 months it\u2019s been online.\u00a0Because Behenna\u2019s story already exists here, it will be the first in this new series, followed by Laurie Studer\u2019s first installment focusing on\u00a0John Hatley.<\/p>\n

Currently there\u2019s not so much as a Wiki page for The Leavenworth 10 although it\u2019s suspected that original attempts to construct the page were undermined and what information collected there was removed by those sympathetic to the governments position. It\u2019s the mission of DCX to bring more awareness to the plight of these men by exposing their cases to a broader audience of Americans and to do that we need YOUR assistance. Please read their stories and share them with your friends. Contact your state representatives and ask them where they stand on the incarceration of U.S. soldiers for killing the enemy during war.<\/p>\n

About the Investigative Author:<\/h1>\n

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DCX is proud to welcome Mrs. Laurie Studer who\u2019ll be bringing you the stories of these soldiers of the Leavenworth 10. \u00a0Laurie\u2019s a very active 2nd amendment advocate , defender of the Constitution, book author and a dedicated teacher of \u00a0conservative political studies . She\u2019s the mother of 3 terrific homeschooled kids and resides with her family in North Carolina. Among Studer\u2019s \u00a0most notable works is \u00a0her book\u00a0Worldview\u00a0<\/strong>from which\u00a0<\/strong>Laurie shares her memories of 9\/11 in a style that\u2019s all Studer; displaying her ability to orchestrate words that people can digest and assimilate almost \u2026. too easily:<\/p>\n

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I recalled my memories from the day, and the fear that gripped the nation. I\u00a0shared how people flocked to the grocery stores to stock up and gas stations to\u00a0fill their tanks. The news channels all had images of the wreckage and replayed\u00a0the footage of the jets slamming into the World Trade Center. I also shared with\u00a0students that 9\/11 had a significant impact on my family. My great uncle, Jerry\u00a0Brown, was the fire captain interviewed so often by the media. He and his sons\u00a0were all part of the clean up and rescue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0The Leavenworth 10 \u2013 Uncommon Injustice:<\/h1>\n
\u00a0\"\"Michael Behenna –\u00a0<\/strong>In March of 2009, convicted of killing a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq, Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sent to Leavenworth prison for a duration of 25 years. The Al Qaeda terrorist, ali mansur, had killed two of Behenna\u2019s comrades and injured two others the previous year. Mansur was on the governments kill\/capture list.\u00a0continue reading\u2026<\/p>\n
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\"\"John Hatley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0A\u00a0<\/strong>highly decorated veteran with nearly 20 years of service who was deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, Panama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia. He saw combat during Operation Desert Storm as well as serving 3 tours of duty in Iraq. Hatley\u00a0was convicted of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit premeditated murder and is currently serving 40 years in Leavenworth.\u00a0continue reading\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mailing Addresses For Leavenworth 10<\/h2>\n

Department of the Army
\nEvan Vela (84486)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/freeevanvela.blogspot.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nCorey Clagett (82477)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/www.coreyclagett.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nWilliam Hunsaker (82476)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/www.soldiersforjusticeandpeace.org\/hunsakerbio.html<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nMichael Behenna (87503)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/defendmichael.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nJohn Hatley (87613)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/defendjohnhatley.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nJoseph Mayo (87525)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/www.defendjosephmayo.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nMichael Leahy (87356)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304
\nhttp:\/\/supportsgtleahy.com\/<\/p>\n

Department of the Army
\nMicheal Patton Williams (79205)
\n1300 N. Warehouse Road
\nFort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2304<\/p>\n

Released of the original 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ssg. Raymond Girouard was released on 10\/13\/09<\/p>\n

Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins was released on 6\/14\/10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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