8 U.S. SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH FELLOW SOLDIER'S DEATH IN AFGHANISTAN

The following excerpt is from the American Forces Press (DOD):

Army Charges Eight in Death of Fellow Soldier
Regional Command South Public Affairs
KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2011 - Eight U.S. soldiers deployed to southern Afghanistan were charged today in connection with the death of a fellow soldier, military officials reported.
Army Pvt. Danny Chen, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, died Oct. 3, officials said. His body was found in a guard tower with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

All of the accused are assigned to Company C, and posted to Combat Outpost Palace in southern Afghanistan, officials said".