Daniel Penny's mother, fellow Marines take stand in NYC subway chokehold trial
'...Penny's platoon sergeants took the stand, telling the jury about the Marine Corps values – honor, courage and commitment – explaining if you don't uphold those values, you won't get promoted.
Penny's attorney asked one Marine veteran if Penny had a reputation "of a calm and peaceful person."
"Absolutely," he said, also noting Penny received a humanitarian service medal for hurricane relief work.
"You have to be someone who displays empathy above reproach," he said.
Another Marine said that if you "give him a task, I know it's going to be completed and done right."...'
Reference: www.cbsnews.com
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