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Drill instructor acquitted of homicide in 2021 death of Marine recruit
Staff Sgt. Steven T. Smiley had been charged with negligent homicide and other alleged offenses in connection with the 2021 death of Pfc. Dalton Beals.
Parris Island drill instructor charged in 2021 death of Marine recruit
The charges against Staff Sgt. Steven T. Smiley include one count of negligent homicide.
Extreme heat led to Marine’s ‘likely avoidable’ death during ‘the Crucible’
The investigation outlines how Pfc. Dalton Beals’ unnamed drill instructor largely was at fault for intensifying training, and that even prior to the Crucible recruits were not comfortable bringing problems forward.
Frontline Photos: Sept. 12, 2021
Remembrance at the Pentagon, sailors over Sicily, Lightnings in Toronto and more in this weeks Frontline Photos.
Marine recruit dies Tuesday at Parris Island, South Carolina
The Corps is currently notifying the recruit's next of kin.
By Philip Athey