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'''Ilario G. Pantano''' (born August 28, 1971) is
Pantano served in the [[Gulf War]] (Operation Desert Storm) and [[Iraq War]] (Operation Iraqi Freedom) in Iraq. He came to national attention when he was accused of premeditated murder in the killing of two detainees during a unit mission near [[Fallujah]], [[Iraq]] on April 15, 2004. An [[article 32 hearing]] found no credible evidence or testimony for the accusation and declined to prosecute Pantano, dropping all charges. The day after the charges were dropped, forensic evidence from the autopsies of the two Iraqis corroborated Pantano's testimony - that he shot them as they moved toward him. Shortly thereafter, Pantano was offered another platoon command back in Iraq. Due to terrorist threats against his family, he resigned his officer's commission and was honorably discharged. These events and his other experiences as a combat [[Marine (military)|Marine]] during the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]] and in Iraq in 2004 are the subject of his successful memoir, ''Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy''.
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