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\nArmy Privates Ethan Shrader and Timmothy Ashcraft died in an accident on Ft. Jackson during basic training.<\/p>\n
\nArmy Privates Ethan Shrader and Timmothy Ashcraft died in an accident on Ft. Jackson during basic training.<\/p>\n
By Tracy Glantz
\nChristina Vittoz hoped the drill sergeant who hit and killed her nephew and another young recruit with a truck on Fort Jackson would be \u201ca jerk.\u201d<\/p>\nInstead, after speaking with Staff Sgt. Andrew Marrow before he was sentenced to prison Tuesday, she said that \u201cgenuinely, he\u2019s a nice guy.\u201d Her nephew, 18-year-old Pvt. Timothy Ashcraft, might have even thrived as a soldier under Marrow\u2019s direction as a drill sergeant, she said.<\/p>\n
But a military judge sentenced Marrow to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty this week to two counts of negligent homicide and one count of dereliction of duty in the deadly October 2017 crash.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think he needed all those years,\u201d Vittoz said of the maximum 7.5 years Marrow faced. \u201cI was really OK if he didn\u2019t go to jail at all. \u2026 Genuinely, he\u2019s a nice guy. I can tell he\u2019s remorseful. He\u2019s genuinely sad about what happened. I can forgive him for what happened.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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But defense attorney Maj. Erik Henderson argued that the Army unwittingly set up the circumstances for the deadly crash through \u201can irresponsible lack of fatigue and personnel management\u201d and \u201cplaying roulette with drill sergeant rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t have a choice; he was doing his job,\u201d Henderson said. \u201cThe Army placed Staff Sgt. Marrow in a bad situation, and they weren\u2019t even aware they were doing it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Just sad all around. Navy fliers have NATOPS requirements on Crew Rest, and hours of ‘Required Awake’ until one must knock it off and get some sleep. These mandates are written in blood, and strictly observed. Black Shoe Navy (ships) is trying the same thing, with mixed reviews. I have no idea if the Army has such limitations, or is even considering them. <\/p>\n
Fair winds and following seas to Privates Shrader and Ashcraft. The rest of this sad tale may be found here: The State.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Thanks to Poetrooper for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"