Hashim Ibrahim Awad

Who was Hashim Ibrahim Awad?

Hashim Ibrahim Awad was a disabled Iraqi veteran killed by US Marines on the night of April 26, 2006, in an episode known as the Hamdania incident. Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman face charges of war crimes in relation to his death, including murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, larceny, assault and unlawfully entering a dwelling. The men charged in his death are:

Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Melson J. Bacos

Sergeant Lawrence G. Hutchins III

Lance Corporal Tyler A. Jackson.

Private First Class John J. Jodka

Corporal Marshall L. Magincalda

Lance Corporal Robert B. Pennington

Lance Corporal Jerry E. Shumate Jr.

Corporal Trent D. Thomas