Men of Valor
Retired sergeant with Lewis-McChord's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division; National Director of the Christian support group Men of Valor
PROFILE
Joshua Renschler
Guest
FROM Joshua Renschler
To the Point
Another Atrocity in the War in Afghanistan It's one of the worst war crimes by an American soldier: Sergeant Robert Bales is accused of leaving his base in a remote part of Afghanistan, brutally murdering 16 civilians, including 9 children, and trying to set their bodies on fire. Bales reportedly returned to base afterward and asked for a lawyer. He'll likely be tried by the military at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Does he have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Is he himself a kind of war victim, or is he a cold-blooded killer who can't be excused in any way? These and other questions will haunt the longest war in American history until long after it's over. We hear some of the early answers today.
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