Soldier pleads guilty in Iraq case
A soldier pleaded guilty at Ft. Campbell to being an accessory to the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family. He was sentenced to 27 months in prison.
Pfc. Bryan L. Howard, 19, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice by lying to his superior officers about the attack last year near Baghdad.
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