http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:22:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When our son, L/Cpl Justin Sharratt, was exonerated of murder charges involving a firefight in Haditha,Iraq our family was finally able to sleep. We set out to piece together our lives and make some sense as to what happened to us. Bringing Justin home seemed to be the medication our ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2008/09/27/our-journey%e2%80%94not-quite-ended/ I always thought the second I heard Justin’s charges were dropped that our lives would instantly go back to ‘normal.’ To my surprise, it did not happen; yet at the same time I think we are all finally settling down and looking ahead. Justin spent the past five months home ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2008/02/16/new-beginnings-for-2008/ Justin’s four-year term with the United States Marine Corp officially ended on September 27, 2007. He is currently en route home to Pennsylvania with a U-Haul full of military uniforms, personal belongings, the Jeep, scooter, and his newly purchased motorcycle. I hope he left behind the pain and misery he ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/10/01/square-one-definition-the-starting-point/ It is over. For the past 20 months I did not think I would ever be able to say those words. Yesterday, on August 9th, Justin had a 7:00 a.m. meeting with General Mattis, where he was handed the documents to sign that officially exonerated him. In a matter of ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/08/10/the-end/ If you are following the story of my brother then you are aware that his Article 32 went as well as it could have, given the circumstances. Lt. Col. Ware has recommended to Gen. Mattis to drop the murder charges against Justin. He does not see any relevant evidence against ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/07/16/one-day-closer/ Plane tickets are scheduled, hotels are booked. We are t-minus nine days until the start of Justin's Article 32, set to begin on Monday, June 11th. With this being the second time we have had dates for the trial it is hard to truly believe it will happen until my ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/06/03/article-32/ Written by Darryl Sharratt  I am the father of L/Cpl Justin Sharratt. On August 16, 2003 the dreams of a little boy became reality. My son Justin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after high school graduation. Since the age of six, Justin dreamed of a military career. The combat boots, ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/02/14/justin-sharratt-my-son/ This past weekend, February 2nd, Justin, my boyfriend Matt, and myself traveled home to Pennsylvania. Justin is meeting with our attorneys out East, and made a weekend stop to visit. It is amazing how much easier it is for our family to handle this whole ordeal when we are together, ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2007/02/09/another-trip-home/ For the rest of my family's life, December 21st will always be remembered as the day my brother was charged with three counts of murder. We found out at 7:30 am, and our reaction was a mix a shock and sadness. Up until this point, we all still had faith ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2006/12/21/releasing-the-charges-camp-pendleton-ca/ When I booked my plane ticket to fly out to California, I was not giddy with excitement. I was not mentally packing my bag, or planning my trip. I was not talking happily with my brother about our upcoming time together. This was different. I was going to California to ... http://www.justinsharratt.com/blog/2006/12/20/charges/