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By Division of Public Affairs
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar 4) -- The Marine Corps has
released the following statement regarding today's acquittal
of Capt. Richard Ashby. Ashby was the pilot of the EA-6B
Prowler aircraft that sliced through the cables suspending a
ski gondola Feb. 3, 1998 at a resort near Cavalese, Italy. He
was tried by court-martial at Marine Corps Base, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
"From the very beginning, the Marine Corps has emphasized
that our purpose was to determine the truth, to ensure the
integrity of the judicial process, and to hold individuals
accountable if they were found to be criminally liable. This
court-martial proceeding allowed us to do just that. The
evidence of this case was examined thoroughly by the
members of the court, who carefully weighed all the facts
and came to a determination. The proceedings were open for
all to scrutinize, and draw their own conclusion about the
fairness of the military judicial process. The Marine Corps
continues to feel deeply about all those whose lives were
forever altered by this tragedy."
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