Silver Star hero sentenced to prison....

**50cal** · 07-08-2008, 09:55 PM

<H2>Silver Star soldier sentenced to 5 months in prison for theft

By Erik Holmes - eholmes@militarytimes.com
Posted : June 16, 2008

A search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and one of the heroes of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in 2002 will spend the next five months in prison.
Capt. Thomas Cahill of the 561st Joint Tactics Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., pleaded guilty May 27 to several charges relating to off-base thefts and was sentenced to five months’ confinement and a $10,000 fine. He could face another five months’ confinement if he fails to pay the fine.
Cahill was awarded the Silver Star in February 2003 for rescuing three soldiers in 2002 off a mountain ridge in Afghanistan while his HH-60G Pave Hawk was under heavy enemy fire.
He was charged four years later with stealing a Yamaha all-terrain vehicle valued in excess of $500; $5,729 from USAA, a financial and insurance company serving military members; two 24-foot car hauler trailers valued in excess of $500 each; and a Beisemeyer racing boat valued in excess of $500.
He also was charged with making a false official statement, conspiracy to commit larceny, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, knowingly receiving stolen property, and obstructing justice.
Cahill’s case was referred to trial after an Article 32 investigation in May 2007, but he did not plead guilty until more than a year later, on May 27. He pleaded guilty to larceny of the two 24-foot car hauler trailers from a civilian off base, conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman, knowingly receiving stolen property, and obstructing justice.
Operation Anaconda involved soldiers from Special Forces units, the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division. Eight service members were killed in the more than two weeks of intense warfare in eastern Afghanistan, according to the site.
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50cal Natural Born Killer...... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In a socialist state..... Posts: 7,133	Silver Star hero sentenced to prison.... <H2>Silver Star soldier sentenced to 5 months in prison for theft By Erik Holmes - eholmes@militarytimes.com Posted : June 16, 2008 A search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and one of the heroes of Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in 2002 will spend the next five months in prison. Capt. Thomas Cahill of the 561st Joint Tactics Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., pleaded guilty May 27 to several charges relating to off-base thefts and was sentenced to five months’ confinement and a $10,000 fine. He could face another five months’ confinement if he fails to pay the fine. Cahill was awarded the Silver Star in February 2003 for rescuing three soldiers in 2002 off a mountain ridge in Afghanistan while his HH-60G Pave Hawk was under heavy enemy fire. He was charged four years later with stealing a Yamaha all-terrain vehicle valued in excess of $500; $5,729 from USAA, a financial and insurance company serving military members; two 24-foot car hauler trailers valued in excess of $500 each; and a Beisemeyer racing boat valued in excess of $500. He also was charged with making a false official statement, conspiracy to commit larceny, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, knowingly receiving stolen property, and obstructing justice. Cahill’s case was referred to trial after an Article 32 investigation in May 2007, but he did not plead guilty until more than a year later, on May 27. He pleaded guilty to larceny of the two 24-foot car hauler trailers from a civilian off base, conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman, knowingly receiving stolen property, and obstructing justice. Operation Anaconda involved soldiers from Special Forces units, the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division. Eight service members were killed in the more than two weeks of intense warfare in eastern Afghanistan, according to the site. </H2> __________________ "Sweat dries, blood clots, bones heal. Suck it up. Be a Marine"

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