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Hearing on electrocution deaths of American soldiers in Iraq in Washington

Cheryl Harris, mother of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, a former Green Beret who electrocuted while showering in Iraq in January of 2008, testifies during a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on 'contractor misconduct and the electrocution deaths of American soldiers in Iraq' on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 11, 2008. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)

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