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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Dog video illustrates new, public face of war 3/23/08 • Where to start with puppy-throwing video? 3/7/08 • Monroe officials call for calm over puppy video 3/6/08 • Puppy-throwing video spurs threats; angry comments claim man is from Monroe 3/4/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, April 28, 2008 Investigation of Marine in puppy video may be over soon Herald Staff HONOLULU -- The Marine Corps has yet to charge anyone after two months of investigating a video that reportedly depicts a Marine from Monroe throwing a puppy into a ravine in Iraq. A press release today from Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Oahu states that the investigation is ongoing and that the Corps deplores the apparent act of animal cruelty. The investigation may be concluded soon, according to Maj. Chris Perrine, base spokesman. The puppy video gained international attention and local interest when people on the Internet identified the Marine in the video as a Monroe man. The man’s family became a focus for Internet vigilantes who harassed the parents and their places of business with e-mails and phone calls, forcing them to discontinue phone service. The man in the video has not yet been officially named by the Marine Corps.

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