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Two Wisconsin Guard members suspended from funeral detail over Instagram pics
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/18/us/wisconsin-national-guard-photos/index.html
In one image, soldiers -- including one from the Wisconsin Army National Guard -- pose around a flag-draped casket.
The caption reads: "We put the FUN in funeral -- your fearless honor guard from various states."
In another, a soldier poses alone in a car.
That caption reads: "It's so damn cold out ... WHY have a funeral outside!? Somebody's getting a jacked up flag."
Both photographs sparked outrage after they were posted on an Instagram account belonging to Spc. Terry Harrison -- a member of the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment based in Madison, Wisconsin.
She has been suspended indefinitely from the funeral honors detail, pending an investigation.
Harrison remains working full time, performing other duties, said Maj. Paul Rickert, spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard.
On Wednesday, a second Wisconsin National Guard member was also suspended with pay from the funeral honor team, Rickert said.
During the suspension, Sgt. Luis Jimenez has been assigned to other duties pending the outcome of the investigation, Rickert said.
"He had made comments on social media supporting Spc. Terry Harrison. He's not featured in any of the photos," Rickert said.
Full story and video in below link
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/18/us/wisconsin-national-guard-photos/index.html
In one image, soldiers -- including one from the Wisconsin Army National Guard -- pose around a flag-draped casket.
The caption reads: "We put the FUN in funeral -- your fearless honor guard from various states."
In another, a soldier poses alone in a car.
That caption reads: "It's so damn cold out ... WHY have a funeral outside!? Somebody's getting a jacked up flag."
Both photographs sparked outrage after they were posted on an Instagram account belonging to Spc. Terry Harrison -- a member of the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment based in Madison, Wisconsin.
She has been suspended indefinitely from the funeral honors detail, pending an investigation.
Harrison remains working full time, performing other duties, said Maj. Paul Rickert, spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard.
On Wednesday, a second Wisconsin National Guard member was also suspended with pay from the funeral honor team, Rickert said.
During the suspension, Sgt. Luis Jimenez has been assigned to other duties pending the outcome of the investigation, Rickert said.
"He had made comments on social media supporting Spc. Terry Harrison. He's not featured in any of the photos," Rickert said.