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Michael Behenna, right, answers a question during a news conference Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Oklahoma City. At left is his mother, Vicki Behenna. Behenna has been pardoned from his 2009 conviction for killing an Iraqi prisoner. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Pardoned ex-soldier initially didn’t take White House call

By KEN MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna stands on land that he helps work in Medford, Okla. The White House announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that President Donald Trump pardoned Behenna, a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Trump to review Mathew Golsteyn case after Behenna pardon

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, file photo, 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, left, and his defense attorney Capt. Tom Clark, right, walk in Camp Speicher, a large U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq. The White House announced Monday, May 6, 2019, that President Donald Trump pardoned Behenna, a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (AP Photo/Vanessa Gera, File)

Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna, center, is embraced by his brother Brett and girlfriend Shannon Wahl following his release from prison in Leavenworth, Kan. Behenna, who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner, served five years of his 15-year sentence for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. Oklahoma's Attorney General Mike Hunter is urging President Donald Trump to issue a pardon to Behenna. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP)

Michael Behenna pardoned by Donald Trump

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Oklahoma attorney general asks Trump to pardon US soldier

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In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna, center, is embraced by his brother Brett and girlfriend Shannon Wahl following his release from prison in Leavenworth, Kan. Behenna, who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner, served five years of his 15-year sentence for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. Oklahoma's Attorney General Mike Hunter is urging President Donald Trump to issue a pardon to Behenna. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP)

Mike Hunter, Oklahoma AG, seeks Trump pardon for Michael Behenna, soldier convicted of killing Iraqi

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna stands on land that he helps work in Medford, Okla. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is urging President Donald Trump to issue a pardon to Behenna, a former U.S. soldier who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner. Behenna was convicted in 2009 of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone after killing a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist in Iraq. He was granted parole in 2014 after serving five years of his 15-year sentence. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP, File)

Michael Behenna seeks Trump pardon

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this March 14, 2014, file photo, Michael Behenna, center, is embraced by his brother Brett and girlfriend Shannon Wahl following his release from prison in Leavenworth, Kan. Behenna, who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner, served five years of his 15-year sentence for unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. Oklahoma's Attorney General Mike Hunter is urging President Donald Trump to issue a pardon to Behenna. (Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman via AP)

Oklahoma AG backed ex-soldier’s push for pardon on his own

By KEN MILLER - Associated Press

Oklahoma AG urges presidential pardon for convicted soldier

Associated Press

Ex-soldier convicted in Iraqi man’s death released

By BAILEY ELISE MCBRIDE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2008 file photo 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, center, walks out the courtroom flanked by his defense attorneys in Camp Speicher, a large U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Behenna of Edmond, Okla., who was convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner has been granted parole after serving five years of a 15-year sentence, the Army said Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Vanessa Gera, File)

Ex-soldier convicted in Iraqi death granted parole

By KEN MILLER - Associated Press