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Marine sergeant testifies Capt threatened life and shot at him
Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney testified at his court martial that his company commander Capt. Thomas Hinkel threatened to kill him and fired at him days before capture in 1969. Sweeney said he could not breathe while fleeing and was told he would be left to die if he did not get up. Psychiatrists testified he suffered severe emotional stress and could not adhere to the right during captivity, supporting his defense against cowardice and other charges.
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Thomas G. Belden
Quantico
UPI
Jon M. Sweeney
Vietnam
Sweeney
Thomas Hinkel
Gerald Alch
Navy
B. Raymond Perkins
West Babylon
N.Y
Felix Shatan
New York City
Shatan
Peter Bourne
Atlanta
Kenneth R. Locke
Ft. Belvoir
Bourne
Locke
Jon