The U. S. Marine Corps has shown that the soldier who shot a baby over a fence in a viral video of the Afghanistan withdrawal is not Corporal Lance Hunter Clark, who is under investigation for speaking at a Trump rally “Save America” where he and the former president said he is the soldier in the video.
Press Secretary Capt. Kelton Cochran of the Marine Corps’ 24th Expeditionary Unit, who did not identify the soldier who gave the impression on the video, told the Army magazine Task and Purpose that while there have been incidents of parents handing over their children to U. S. Infantry soldiers. USA On the evacuation process, Clark, who is accused of violating army regulations related to speaking at partisan events, was not the officer shown on the tape during the move that went viral.
“As for the viral photo that began circulating around August 20, 2021, the Marine known in this specific symbol is not LCpl Clark,” Cochran told the Washington Examiner.
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Officials are investigating that Clark violated an army policy that prevented active members from “speaking in front of a partisan political rally, adding any rally that promotes a partisan political party, candidate, or cause. “
“The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has opened a command investigation into the presence of LCpl Hunter Clark on the occasion last weekend to determine whether Department of Defense policies were violated,” Cochran said. “The main points related to this incident cannot be revealed while the investigation is ongoing.
Former President Donald Trump brought Clark to a rally Saturday in Perry, Georgia, as “one of the Marines who bravely served in Kabul in the retreat and helped evacuate the youths from the airport and the walls of the airport,” after which Clark addressed the crowd directly.
Clark, who spoke for less than a minute at the rally in his hometown, said he was “the guy who threw the baby over the wall,” calling it “probably one of the most important things I’ve ever done in my entire life. “”
“I need to thank all of you,” he added. In fact, it means a lot, and I’m pleased to be home today. “
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Representatives for Trump’s workplace did not respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
Since the Taliban seized the capital Kabul on Aug. 15, many stories have emerged of chaotic scenes in which other people tried to flee, adding photographs of Afghans clinging to U. S. planes at first and falling to death. he wants to leave and stay in the country after all U. S. troops withdrew before the Aug. 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden, according to U. S. officials.