Wednesday, May 11, 2016

“Task Force Violent: The unforgiven” Earns Journalism Award

Andrew deGrandpre
(Photo: Alan Lessig/Staff)
Military Times earns journalism honors for investigative series on betrayed Marines
Military Times
May 9, 2016

For his powerful series exposing how a team of elite combat Marines were wrongfully accused of war crimes and the truth buried for political expediency, Military Times senior editor Andrew deGrandpre has been awarded the prestigious Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense.

“Task Force Violent: The unforgiven,” a five-part series, details the ordeal endured by the special operations Marines of Fox Company who bravely fought to survive an enemy suicide attack and ambush only to be accused of recklessly gunning down innocent Afghan civilians — and then betrayed by their superiors and the service they loved.
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