Saturday, January 12, 2008

Iraqi and Afghanistan War Veterans Killing at Home


Image from source, New York Times

Wow. What a sad and tragic story this is. The first part of the story took place right here in Las Vegas, and I never heard a word about it. I hope in the future we do a better job of helping these guys before they snap.

[Excerpt]

Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles

“Matthew knew he shouldn’t be taking his AK-47 to the 7-Eleven,” Detective Laura Andersen said, “but he was scared to death in that neighborhood, he was military trained and, in his mind, he needed the weapon to protect himself.” [snip]

“Who did I take fire from?” he asked urgently. Wearing his Army camouflage pants, the diminutive young man said he had been ambushed and then instinctively “engaged the targets.” He shook. He also cried.

“I felt very bad for him,” Detective Andersen said. . .

Read more at: New York Times

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