""Witnesses said the clip that surfaced online last year was
but one of 12 investigators discovered that portray Marines behaving
inappropriately. The revelation came during court-martial proceedings for Staff
Sgt. Edward Deptola, an infantry platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 2nd
Marines. As part of a pre-trial agreement made with the prosecution, he will be
reduced one rank — to sergeant — for his role in the incident, which cast an
embarrassing light on the Marine Corps and prompted its top general to conduct a
service-wide briefing on ethics.""