“It’s About Truth and Accountability”: The Military Families Fighting the Feres Doctrine

“My son Patrick Vega, died on March 25, 2018, just 10 days into Marine Corps Boot Camp.” So began a note I received from Manny Vega, on July 31, 2021. “As a former Marine and retired police investigator the story the Marine Corps first told my family and I about the circumstances leading to Patrick’s death, just didn’t make sense.” Manny had contacted me through LinkedIn, and he explained that he was writing to me because he read a story I reported almost 20 years ago, about preventable deaths and injustice within the military. “As you mentioned in your story,”… Read Full Article