3rd U.S. soldier charged in murder of Iraqi civilian
The soldier, Sergeant Evan Vela, of Phoenix, Idaho, served in the headquarters unit of the First Battalion, 501st Infantry, of the 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska. That is the same unit as Staff Sergeant Michael Hensley and Specialist Jorge Sandoval Jr., who were charged last week with killing three Iraqis and placing weapons near their bodies to make it seem as though they were combatants. Full Story