Marines Engage In Reckless Behavior Due To Lack Of Safety Brief
CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA — Marine Staff Sgt. Vincent Heiserman is facing the prospect of court martial today after failing to give Marines under his charge a weekend safety brief, according to his command.
Sources confirmed that more than a dozen Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will face non-judicial punishment (NJP) after a series of reckless events that occurred last weekend in Kin, a town located immediately outside the perimeter gate that is a common liberty hangout for Marines off duty.
Heiserman will have an Article 32 hearing to determine if he should be referred to a general court martial for what his commanding officer, Capt. Norman Holmes, has called "a goddamn failure of leadership."
"He put people's lives in danger," Holmes said. "Sweet dreams, son."
Lance Cpl. Jesse Bell, who is facing charges for driving while intoxicated (DWI), spoke out on the matter.
"Normally, Staff Sgt.[Heiserman] would have us form up before weekend liberty was sounded and he'd remind us…
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