I wish I had a dollar for every person who sucked up the crap this failing society fed them all their lives to the point they think they are thinking for themselves but are just repeating the party line.
To answer a question. Bales should be given all the medals the military has to offer. Especially those aviator ones. ACE 3X + 1. Given an honorable discharge with the pension benefits of a five star general. And released to get on with his life.
Talk about “judge, jury and executioner”!
I realize you you’re his biggest fan, but he does have warning signs in his past. Yes, he has some wonderful commendations which will be weighed against the negatives to assess his character.
If he drank, sneaked out at 3PM, killed a bunch of civilians, he is no hero, but a scoundrel and a unpatriotic criminal.
May justice be served in any case. That is the most we can hope for.