Allegations of Racially Charged Slurs Revealed in Second Day of Sgt. Adam Holcomb's Court-Martial

The high profile trial of U.S. v. Holcomb continued on Wednesday at Fort Bragg's military courthouse.

Sgt. Adam Holcomb, assigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska has pleaded not guilty. If convicted of the charges, with negligent homicide being the most serious, he will face nearly 18 years of confinement and a dishonorable discharge.

Yan Tao Chen, Pvt. Danny Chen's father, who denied allegations that he and his wife had cut off ties once their only child joined the U.S. Army.

"What I am most happy about is he was able to choose what he wanted to do," said Mr. Chen.

One of the exhibits was Exhibit 51 and 52, 243 pages of un-redacted pages of Pvt. Danny Chen's communications with family and friends on Facebook.

Tuesday morning Military Judge Maj. Bret Batdorff relayed to both the defense and the prosecution teams that in order to use any of the racially charged nicknames mentioned in the case papers, the teams must prove the terms were used in a non-disparaging manner.

Targeted for his heritage, allegations of the terms used by Holcomb toward Chen, born in New York City to immigrant parents, included "Tupoc", "half breed", "dragon lady", "Jackie Chen" and "eggroll".

One of Army Pvt. Danny Chen's peers, Pfc. Adrian Douglas testified on Wednesday stating that Chen confided in him that the nicknames sometimes bothered him.

Other soldiers who testified on Wednesday stated that Chen was visibly more picked on and singled out than other soldiers for punishment.

Chen's father said that his family has not filed a lawsuit against the Army and has not made any attempts to profit from their son's death. He said he hired a lawyer to help him understand legal documents from the Army because he doesn't read or speak English according to a Fayetteville Observer news report.

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