The Tragic Death of Lance Corporal Stacy "Annie" Dryden
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Sometime in October 2008, 22-year-old United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Stacy “Annie” Dryden and an unnamed male sailor had an alleged “impromptu” grappling match, which resulted in Annie sustaining a head injury. Later that evening, she told her friends she felt as if she had a knot on the back of her head.
The next day, Annie was found deceased in a portable latrine aboard Al-Asad airbase, in the Anbar province of western Iraq.
Months later, different details began trickling out into the open as Annie’s family pushed for answers, painting a much-changed picture as to what occurred that day in October 2008.
One thing is clear however: the events in question and the cause of her death depends on who you ask.
Let's break down the details.
Sources
https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/ignoring-military-sexual-trauma
https://www.clevescene.com/news/fallen-angel-2301531
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2008/10/23/ohio-marine-killed-in-iraq/46765054007/
http://honortagsforheroes.com/profiles/2019/miller-dryden.pdf
https://fair.org/extra/questions-are-discouraged-when-women-in-military-die/
https://militaryjusticeforall.com/2008/10/19/honoring-stacy-dryden-usmc-2008/
https://dissidentvoice.org/2011/02/is-this-how-we-treat-our-female-soldiers/
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/peoplespoliticsiii/rape-in-the-military-t10310.html
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/10/25/642155/-
https://www.ncis.navy.mil/About-NCIS /
https://www.ucmjlaw.com/courts-martial/military-crimes/manslaughter/
https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/self-defense-vs-manslaughter-36233
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