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By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
Editor's note: This is part of a weeklong Salon investigative series called "Coming Home." Read about Kenneth Eastridge, and the murder of Spc. Kevin Shields, here. Read about Robert Marko, and the murder of Judilianna Lawrence, here.
Feb. 13, 2009 |
On Dec. 1, 2007, Kenneth Eastridge, who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by the Army before receiving an "other than honorable" discharge, was involved in the death of another soldier. He pleaded guilty in a Colorado courtoom to being an accessory to the murder of Spc. Kevin Shields. Below, see his MySpace Web site, in which he talks of wanting to meet Hitler. MySpace photos include Eastridge giving an apparent white power salute, brandishing weapons, and holding up some "Iraqi pussy" -- a dead cat. On the last page is a photo of the Humvee in which Eastridge was riding on Feb. 11, 2005, in Iraq. A bomb exploded under the vehicle, throwing him clear.
Photo courtesy Sheilagh McAteer
-- By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
