A 'Fragging' in Vietnam:The Story of a Court-Martial for Attempted Murder and Its Aftermath

摘要

On 12 January 1973, Staff Sergeant (SSG) Alan G. Cornett pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Donald F. Bongers, the Executive Officer of Advisory Team 40, "by means of throwing an M-26 fragmentation grenade into a bunker which the said Lieutenant Colonel Bongers occupied."3 Cornett also pleaded guilty to having .16 grams of heroin in his possession. The following day, he was sentenced by a panel of seven officers.4 This is the story of his court-martial and its aftermath.