The Asheville Citizen-Times is reporting that Vela  claims to be innocent and that his kills in Iraq were "legitimate , " in an e-mail to his parents .
The Asheville Citizen-Times is reporting that Vela sent an e-mail to his parents, in which he claims to be innocent and defends his kills in Iraq as "legitimate " .
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