The 372nd Military Police Company is a United States reserve Military Police unit based out of Cresaptown, Maryland. Military police (MPs) are the police of a military organization, generally concerning themselves with law enforcement and security. ... Cresaptown is a community located in Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America. ...

The Company should not be confused with the 372nd Military Police Battalion which was one of the first Army units to begin operations in after the September 11, 2001 attacks, co-ordinating traffic in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in which hijackers took control of four U.S. domestic commercial airliners. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Official languages None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 21 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165/km² (5th) Admission into... State nickname: Old Dominion Official languages English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 7. ...

Seven of its members were involved in the infamous Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal during the occupation of Iraq. These members included Lynndie England, Charles Graner, Jeremy Sivits, Javal Davis, Sabrina Harman, and Megan Ambuhl. Another member of the Company, Joseph Darby, was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for exposing the abuse at the prison. United States soldier Spc. ... Occupation zones in Iraq as of September 2003 The post-invasion period in Iraq followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a multinational coalition led by the United States, which overthrew the Baath Party government of Saddam Hussein. ... Spc. ... Graner poses with Pvt. ... Sivits Jeremy C. Sivits, (born 1979 or 1980), is a former U.S. Army reservist, one of several soldiers charged and convicted by the U.S. Army in connection with the 2003-2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Baghdad, Iraq during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Javal Sean Davis, (born 1977/78), is a U.S. army reservist, one of several soldiers charged by the U.S. Army in connection with the 2003-2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Baghdad, Iraq during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Harman poses over the dead body of Manadel al-Jamadi, an Iraqi prisoner; a small patch of blood can be seen on his right temple and his eyes are sealed closed with tape. ... Megan Ambuhl, of New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of several United States military police officers who have been charged with torturing prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. ... Sergeant Joseph Darby (born 1979/80) is a member of the United States military police who first alerted the U.S. military command of prisoner abuse in the Abu Ghraib prison, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. ... The Profiles in Courage Award is an award given to someone who displays the type of courage the John F. Kennedy described in his book of the same name. ...

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org entry