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To: smoothsailing; Future Snake Eater
Show me a timeline, show me Bales standing over a dead body with a gun in his hand.

No smoking gun pic here, but some timeline info you may find of interest:

The Army provided basic information about Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (No middle initial)

Date of Rank: April 1, 2008

MOS: 11B (Infantry)

Duty Status: Active

Basic Active Service Date (Enlistment Date): Nov. 8, 2001

Assignment History:

2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (Sept 11, 2002 -- Present)

Military Education/Year Completed:

Combat Life Savers Course 2002

Warrior Leaders Course 2008

Sniper 2008

Visual Tracker 2008

Combatives Level 1 2010

Combatives Level 2 2010

U.S. Air Force Airlift Planner 2010

Advance Leaders Course (ALC) 2010

Civilian Education/Year Completed

Associate Degree (2 Yr College) 1992

Home of Record: Jensen Beach, Fla.

Deployment History/Time Frame:

Operation Iraqi Freedom (12 Months) / Nov. 1, 2003 - Oct. 1, 2004

Operation Iraqi Freedom (15 Months) / June 19, 2006 - Sept. 22, 2007

Operation Iraqi Freedom (10 Months) / Aug. 8, 2009 - June 4, 2010

Operation Enduring Freedom / Dec. 1, 2011 - March 2012

Awards and Decorations:

Army Good Conduct Medal (Three awarded)

Iraq Campaign Medal Campaign Star (Two awarded)

National Defense Service Medal

Overseas Service Ribbon

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Combat Infantry Badge

Expert Infantry Badge

Army Commendation Medal (Six awarded)

Army Achievement Medal

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Two awarded)

Army Superior Unit Award

Source: Army Times

330 posted on 03/21/2012 4:22:31 PM PDT by archy (I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!)
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To: archy

Thanks for posting, that is quite an impressive record!


338 posted on 03/21/2012 5:39:48 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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