thedrifter
04-13-09, 07:29 AM
Family of Conn. Marine disputes suicide report
April 13, 2009
WATERBURY, Conn. --A Connecticut couple are disputing the official Marine Corps conclusion that their son's death in Iraq was a suicide.
A report obtained by the Republican-American newspaper shows Cpl. Christian Scott Cotner of Waterbury died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound from his service rifle.
Karen Cotner and her husband, Graham Cotner, say they do not accept the Marines' findings because everyone who knew their son also does not agree.
Karen Cotner says her son had plans to visit home later in 2008 and planned a casino trip with his mother.
An officer wrote in the report that the Marines may never know why Cotner took his own life in May 2008, two months after arriving in Iraq.
The Cotners says nothing adds up.
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Information from: Republican-American, http://www.rep-am.com
Ellie
April 13, 2009
WATERBURY, Conn. --A Connecticut couple are disputing the official Marine Corps conclusion that their son's death in Iraq was a suicide.
A report obtained by the Republican-American newspaper shows Cpl. Christian Scott Cotner of Waterbury died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound from his service rifle.
Karen Cotner and her husband, Graham Cotner, say they do not accept the Marines' findings because everyone who knew their son also does not agree.
Karen Cotner says her son had plans to visit home later in 2008 and planned a casino trip with his mother.
An officer wrote in the report that the Marines may never know why Cotner took his own life in May 2008, two months after arriving in Iraq.
The Cotners says nothing adds up.
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Information from: Republican-American, http://www.rep-am.com
Ellie