Your son is dead for only one reason. I wasn't strong enough to stop it. Always,...
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Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson:
[voice over, as we see Markinson putting on his full class A dress uniform. It is his suicide note]
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Santiago, I was William's executive officer. I knew your son vaguely, which is to say I knew his name. In a matter of time, the trial of the two men charged with your son's death will be concluded, and seven men and two women whom you've never met will try to offer you an explanation as to why William is dead. For my part, I've done as much as I can to bring the truth to light. And the truth is this: Your son is dead for only one reason. I wasn't strong enough to stop it. Always, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Andrew Markinson, United States Marine Corps.
[puts pistol in his mouth, we hear a gunshot as the scene changes back to the courtroom]
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Dear Mr and Mrs Santiago
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I was William's executive officer
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I knew your son vaguely which is to say I knew his name
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In a matter of time the trial of the two men
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charged with your son's death will be concluded
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and seven men and two women whom you've never met
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will try to offer you an explanation as to why William is dead
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For my part I've done as much as I can to bring the truth to light
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And the truth is this
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Your son is dead for only one reason
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I wasn't strong enough to stop it
Clip duration: 41 seconds
Views: 843
Timestamp in movie: 01h 39m 12s
Uploaded: 16 November, 2022
Genres: drama, thriller
Summary: Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
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