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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"The man identified as the Baton Rouge gunman was a Marine who served a year in Iraq"
From NY Times Twitter feed.
Excerpt from their updated article:
"The gunman, who was identified as Gavin Long of Kansas City, Mo., was killed by the police. Mr. Long was a Marine who served six months in Iraq, according to his service record. He joined the corps in 2005, served five years and was made a sergeant in 2008."
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/baton-rouge-shooting.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
Skittles
(153,632 posts)they're all crazy!
lostnfound
(16,231 posts)Would you rather we all assume that spending five years In combat zones has no effect on the human psyche?
Nobody said or implied that they are "all crazy". Is it likely that the war may have been a particularly traumatic set of experiences in his life?
Skittles
(153,632 posts)people are so quick to make assumptions
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Of course, most are not, but just a few can cause many tragedies.
villager
(26,001 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Before they voted Yay.
Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)... at all ...