8 soldiers charged in death of young private

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>>> we have an unusual story tonight to report about what the army thinks really happened in the case of a young private whose body was found in a guard tower in afghanistan in october. danny chen , an asian-american from new york city had committed suicide but the military's investigation further found that chen had been the target of ethnic slurs and physical attacks at the hands of his fellow soldiers. tonight eight of them have been charged with manslaughter and other serious crimes for allegedly driving danny chen to take

8 soldiers charged in death of young private

Eight US soldiers have been charged in the death of 19-year-old Private Danny Chen, who was found shot to death in a guard tower in southern Afghanistan. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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