serviceyears laterwork branch birth_place unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1989 -- 1993 2003 -- 2005 deputy sheriff united states marine corps new york city , u.s. 1st marines battalion , 6th marines 2nd battalion , 2nd combat -rrb- action ribbon with gold star -lrb- second award persian gulf war 28 august 1971 second lieutenant ilario pantano -- portrait shot.png ilario pantano
 ilario gregory pantano
ilario pantano

ilario gregory pantano -lrb- born august 28 , 1971 -rrb- is a former united states marine corps second lieutenant .
he has also been an author , a television commentator , and served as a deputy sheriff in wilmington , north carolina .
he was a republican party nominee for the us house of representatives in 2010 .
pantano served in the persian gulf war , during operation desert storm , and in the iraq war , during operation iraqi freedom .
he came to national attention when he was accused of premeditated murder in the killing of two iraqi captives , during a unit mission near fallujah , iraq on april 15 , 2004 .
an article 32 hearing found no credible evidence or testimony for the accusation and declined to prosecute pantano , dropping all charges .
shortly thereafter , pantano was offered another platoon command back in iraq .
claiming terrorist threats against his family , he resigned his officer 's commission and was honorably discharged .
these events and his other experiences as a combat marine during the persian gulf war and in iraq in 2004 are the subject of his memoir , `` warlord : no better friend , no worse enemy '' .
