Posted on 05/11/2009 11:26:30 AM PDT by trumandogz
BAGHDAD – A U.S. soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a U.S. base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said.
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Prayers
At a counseling center no less.
Prayers up for both him and the families of the fallen.
ML/NJ
Prayers for the victims & their families.
Jacob Lapp?
Missed that.
Thanks.
This is simply one of the saddest, most disturbing and depressing stories I have read in quite some time.
Official: 5 Killed After U.S. Service Member Opens Fire on Iraq Base
(Shooter in Custody)
Cnn | May 11 2009
Posted on 05/11/2009 7:17:54 AM PDT by boxerblues
Edited on 05/11/2009 8:48:36 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248478/posts
Five US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in Baghdad,
BBC | May 11th 20091
Posted on 05/11/2009 7:24:51 AM PDT by Cardhu
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248488/posts
Agreed
Yes, that was Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar. Sentenced to death (lethal injection). I believe his final appeal is under review...
Prayers go out to the soldiers he killed and their families. I will also send prayers out to the shooter and his family, I don’t have any idea what demons he may have been facing and it is not for me to judge his actions.
ML/NJ
Oh good. Sarah will be greatly relieved.
Yes, somewhere this soldier was let down by his superiours.
I saw something like this in Nam. I was returning from CONUS and met a guy in Frisco, he was returning to the same
base as I was, seemed a reasonable sort of guy.
He too was returning for a second tour. He wasn’t back
two weeks when he lost it and tried to shoot everyone
in his hootch. Luckily he was subdued before anyone was hurt. Basically his life was over right then, I’m sure he got many years hard time and a BCD too.
Never having been stationed anywhere more dangerous than Fort Knox during my illustrious Army "career" I have no personal knowledge of what being in combat...or in a combat zone...is like.Either they guy is an utter psychopath (yes,there are one or two such members of our Armed Forces at any given time) or else he completely flipped his wig.
But they don't need to clear their guns in a "stress counseling center" Who is responsible for this "stress counseling center" ? Was the soldier prescribed SSRIs ?Gis need to clear their guns to go into the PX.
I have not served at all, but when I read the story to hubby who served in Vietnam- his response was the guy probably couldn’t face his demons. He thought it was telling that he was at the counseling center. If the guy was a psychopath he might not have been at the counseling center- they say those who have the worst mental issues are unaware they have problems. I don’t know, this upsets me a lot and we don’t have the whole story and probably will never hear the whole story either no matter how much comes out in the news.
Your husband is very probably correct
He thought it was telling that he was at the counseling center.
Ditto above response.
If the guy was a psychopath he might not have been at the counseling center-
True enough
The only reason I mentioned "psychopath" is because his was the act of a psychopath but I understand that despicable acts are sometimes committed by people who aren't.
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