EARLY EPISODE: Fragging and the Case of Alberto Martinez
Added 2024-01-30 08:06:38 +0000 UTCJoe and Nate explore the history of Fragging in the US military and the case of Alberto Martinez, a soldier who almost certainly killed two officers during the Iraq War and got away with it.
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Sources:
George LePre. Fragging: Why US Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/nyregion/21frag.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/nyregion/16guard.html
Comments
My (australian) dads training platoon in Vietnam always joked about fragging their in training officer. 30 years later he became a horrible thatcher style state premier. Cheers da.
dase
2024-02-07 08:38:39 +0000 UTCYou know it's bad when I can't manage to root for the guy who exploded two officers without harming any innocent people.
unsurprising
2024-02-05 21:06:12 +0000 UTC
