Sailor Says He Watched Marines Kill Iraqi

This is a tragedy.--Dictynna

By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Oct. 7) - A Navy corpsman testified Friday that Marines in his patrol seized an Iraqi civilian from his home, threw him into a hole and put at least 10 bullets in his head and chest after growing frustrated in their search for an insurgent.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Melson J. Bacos said he saw a Marine put fingerprints from the victim onto a rifle and on a shovel to implicate him as an insurgent.

"I was shocked and I felt sick to my stomach," Bacos said.