Ladies and Gentlemen,
You will see our story, with First Sergeant Hatley mentioned in the Spring of 2007 ……as you read along in the article link provided below….
The “detainee catch and release policy” is flawed beyond comprehension and as time goes by, you will notice that more and more stories related to this flawed policy directly affect our service members, who serve their country bravely and courageously, while some Americans sit back and don’t give it a second thought. How many lives (American) have we lost and or put in mortal danger due to this policy?
Since I am not an expert on this topic, but have a deep interest in, since this flawed policy was what existed when my husband John Hatley was in Baghdad, Iraq for OIF 06-08. I ask that you read this article in it’s entirety and ask yourself afterwards, how in the world can we send our service members to WAR, with a flawed policy? Somebody, somewhere needs to be held accountable. How many more precious lives will “we” lose? I’m not referrng to the enemy, I am referring to OUR AMERICAN SOLDIERS/TROOPS. Why do we allow our service members to be treated as war-criminals? Why do we have service members in prison right this very second, at Fort Leavenworth……………..as Prisoners of War in our own country? Yes. That’s what they are. They are American POW’s………………….in an American prison. Please read the article below and please discern how you can help us gain the release of all 3 of our soldiers; 1SG John E. Hatley (my husband), SFC Joseph P. Mayo and SGT Michael Leahy Jr. ~Kim Hatley
[Excerpt from the article:]
In Iraq in the spring of 2007, 1st Sgt John E. Hatley’s company is taking causalities to include a recent death from an enemy sniper team operating in his company’s area of responsibility. 1st Sgt Hatley and two of his NCOs captured four Iraqis with assault rifles, ammunition, and two sniper rifles. After they take the Iraqis into custody and during transport they receive orders to release their prisoners. These soldiers are later charged and found guilty of executing the four Iraqi prisoners. 1st Sgt Hatley and another NCO receive life sentences and the third NCO received 35 year in prison. You have to ask the question whether or not this incident would have ever happened, if these soldiers had a detainee system they could not only trust but also have confidence in to protect their backs.
Ok. Here is the article:
http://warchronicle.com/DefendOurMarines/Weimann/SinsOfGenerals_PartFour.htm
Afterwards, please consider visiting the following websites to show your support. Read their story. Please do this, because they have families and loved ones and supporters who are doing what they can to get the word out about their situations.
http://www.defendjosephmayo.com
http://www.supportsgtleahy.com
Thank you for visiting their websites and showing your support, that they are not forgotten. Please know that there are mothers, fathers, wives, brothers, etc……………managing these websites just as I try to manage mine here at www.defendjohnhatley.com . There are people behind these websites you see and they are working on gaining the release of their soldier, 24/7 .
Thank you.
