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The decision reverses a Biden administration denial of a military funeral for Babbitt, 35, and comes months after the federal government settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Babbitt's family for nearly $5 million.
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A jury of three enlisted men and three officers returned a guilty verdict Wednesday against Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III for a second time for the killing of the 52-year-old Iraqi policeman in the village of Hamdania.
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