“The Cursed Platoon,” Part 2

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🗓️ 3 July 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This is the second episode of a two-part series. After a second-degree murder conviction, Clint Lorance was pardoned by President Trump and received a hero’s welcome in his small hometown in Texas. Reporter Greg Jaffe started talking to his platoon, and the story that unraveled was about what happens when your reality is questioned by the president and Fox News.

The soldiers of 1st Platoon tell their story.

If you’re a veteran, The Post wants to hear your response to this story and what happened with Clint Lorance.

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0:18.6	this is Post Reports.
0:20.1	I'm Martine Powers.
0:22.0	It's Friday, July 3rd.
0:23.6	Today's episode is the second part of our story on Clint Lawrence and the men of First
0:32.6	Blatune.
0:33.6	If you haven't listened to yesterday's episode, make sure to go back and listen to it first.
0:38.5	And you should be aware that this is a story that talks about suicide.
0:41.7	I've been back to that moment millions of times since then about what I could have done,
0:50.4	how I could have stopped it.
0:52.0	And then Hannity's talking about it.
0:55.9	You know, we're just like Jesus Christ.
0:57.6	They're going to drag us through the mud.
1:05.3	So how does Lawrence's case end up getting the attention of the president?
1:10.9	Yeah, I mean, it really starts with conservative media.
1:14.1	Not long after he's arrested and convicted and sent to Levin Worth,
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