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The '''Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy''' concerns the publication of a series of [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120301978.html fictional] diaries by Scott Thomas Beauchamp (b. 1983 [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]) - a [[private (rank)|private]] in the [[United States Army]], serving in the [[Iraq War]], and a member of Alpha Company, [[18th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1/18 Infantry]], [[2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (United States)|Second Brigade Combat Team]], [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|First Infantry Division]].<ref name=Beauchamp2007-07-26>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnr.com/blog/the_plank?pid=128957 |title=A Statement From Scott Thomas Beauchamp |accessdate=2007-08-08 |date=[[2007-07-26]] |work=The Plank |publisher=[[The New Republic]]}}</ref><ref name=Cohen2007-07-28>{{cite news |first=Patricia |last=Cohen |title=Shedding Pen Name, Private Says He’s ‘Baghdad Diarist’ |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/books/28diar.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=[[2007-07-28]] |accessdate=2007-08-08}}</ref>

In the ''[[The New Republic]]'', under the [[pen name]] "Scott Thomas", Beauchamp filed three entries about serving at [[Forward operating base]] Falcon, Baghdad. These entries concerned alleged misconduct by soldiers, including Beauchamp, during [[Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006|the US post invasion Iraq involvement]].