Gates' central argument related to whether the already-mortally-wounded Peralta could have intentionally reached for the grenade, shielding his fellow Marines from the blast.
ɡˈeɪts sˈɛntɹəl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ɔːlɹˌɛdimˈɔːɹɾəliwˈuːndᵻd pəɹˈæltə kˌʊdɐv ɪntˈɛnʃənəli ɹˈiːtʃt fɚðə ɡɹənˈeɪd, ʃˈiːldɪŋ hɪz fˈɛloʊ mɚɹˈiːnz fɹʌmðə blˈæst.