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Semper Fi.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)(Editorial)
Military Justice: After watching the terrorist attack of 9-11, a veteran of the 1991 Gulf War put a promising future on hold to once again put his life on the line for a country that may soon put him on trial for murder.
Marine 2nd Lt. Ilario G. Pantano, who grew up in Hell's Kitchen, returned from Desert Storm a hero. But after 9-11, he wanted to re-up. Friends argued that the 33-year-old married father of two had done his duty. But instead of watching Operation Iraqi Freedom from his den, Pantano entered the Marine training school in Quantico, Va.
Last April 15, his platoon raided a house south of Baghdad and found mortar aiming stakes, three AK-47s, 10 AK magazines and bomb-making material. Two suspected terrorists emerged from the house, got into an SUV and tried to flee. Pantano and his comrades shot out the tires, disabling the vehicle, and ordered the occupants to search the vehicle in case it was booby-trapped.
When the suspects unexpectedly turned and tried to rush Pantano and his men, he ordered them in Arabic to stop, not once, but twice, according to a Navy corpsman in Pantano's platoon in a sworn statement. They didn't, and Pantano, deciding in that split second that his life and the lives of his men were in danger, fired and killed them.
After a full investigation, Pantano's superiors decided he acted properly under the circumstances, and returned him to his combat duties for another three months. But ...
- Pantano's accuser.(NATION)(INSIDE THE RING)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 22, 2005 700+ words
...Scarborough, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Pantano's accuser We have obtained a sworn...the truthfulness of 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano's chief accuser. As we have reported, the Marine Corps charged Lt. Pantano with two counts of premeditated murder...
- Charges dropped against Pantano; Marine held in Iraqi deaths.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times May 27, 2005 700+ words
...charges yesterday against 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, whom the Corps had accused of premeditated...decision by Maj. Gen. Richard Huck, Lt. Pantano's commanding officer, ends one of the...mail to The Washington Times, Lt. Pantano said, "My family and I are grateful...
- Marines advised to drop charges; Probe finds no murder evidence against...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times May 14, 2005 700+ words
...murder charges against 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, who fatally shot two Iraqi insurgents...Sgt. Daniel L. Coburn, whom Lt. Pantano had removed as a squad leader weeks before...precipitated the shooting, and that is 2nd Lt. Pantano," he wrote in the report, dated Thursday...
- 30-year party: On the radio, on the dance floor, "Mr. Saturday Night" Bob...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Klein, Michael March 7, 2007 700+ words
...night, if 30 years is our guide, Bob Pantano will be holding a microphone while hundreds of people dance in front of him. Pantano has not missed one of his Saturday Night...Jersey Shore station WILW (94.3). Pantano used to work five nights a week, but...
- Former Marines protect Pantano; Web site depicts officer's death.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 17, 2005 700+ words
...Carolina home of accused 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, after a Pakistan-connected Web site...officer. "It's a show of solidarity for Pantano," Charles Gittins, his civilian attorney...Marine volunteers. Mr. Gittins said Lt. Pantano has been charged unfairly with premeditated...
- Arrests made in Wyoming Hose theft: John Pantano Jr. and Shawn D. Burgess, both...
- Newspaper article from: Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) December 12, 2006 700+ words
...in at Wyoming Hose Co. No. 2. John Pantano Jr., 28, of 423 Wilson St., was charged...from the fire company's bar, where Pantano Jr. is a member, after the bar closed...p.m. Nov. 27. Police believe that Pantano Jr., who had been seen in the bar that...
- PHILIP PANTANO, 57 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FOR STATE
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe March 15, 1987 700+ words
Philip J. Pantano, 57, of Wenham, an electrical engineer...Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Pantano was born South Fork, Pa., and raised...state Department of Transportation. Mr. Pantano received many awards for his work on microwave...
- Veredas de Mexico/ Un pantano en el desierto.(De Viaje)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) January 5, 2003 700+ words
...destino comn suele ser Cruz Blanca y el Pantano. Para llegar a este ltimo se tienen que...divide los caminos hacia Cruz Blanca y el Pantano. A lo largo de este recorrido se distinguen...sealan hacia Cruz Blanca a la derecha y al Pantano hacia la izquierda. Pocos metros a la...
