A Badge of Dishonor and Betrayal

Download or read book A Badge of Dishonor and Betrayal written by Jacob O. Smith Sr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Badge of Dishonor and Betrayal is a non-fiction account of an Alabama sheriff, three U.S. soldiers, and the tragic night that brought them together. The sheriff, elected by the citizens of Madison country, Alabama, took office in January 1977. Six months later, his life became intertwined with three young soldiers then stationed at the U.S Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama. The events of that night led to probes by the U.S Army Provost Marshall at Redstone, U.S Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Alabama's Bureau of Investigations. When it was over, it had gone all the way to then President Jimmy Carter.