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An attempt at explaining an alleged driving factor in the attack on National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. was met with disgust, “Stop excusing terrorism with psychobabble …” […]
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In search for gunman’s motive, feds consider PTSD in DC shooting
Federal investigators are still searching for a motive for the alleged gunman who shot at two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last week.
The shooting of two National Guards members has prompted the Trump administration to crack down on Afghans who entered the U.S. after assisting American forces during the war.
Thousands of Afghans resettled in the United States after decades of war. Now, uncertainty and fear grip their communities after the DC shooting.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier charged with slaying 16 civilians, most of them women and children, near his Army post in Afghanistan was diagnosed before his deployment as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury ...
And he has photos and signed affidavits documenting his injury in Afghanistan. But the Army has so far turned down applications for a Purple Heart, the medal awarded to all soldiers who suffer combat injuries. A spokesman for Carter’s unit, the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, did not respond to a request for comment.
LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) – An Army sergeant charged with shooting a teenage girl in the head while another soldier killed her boyfriend outside Fort Stewart two years ago suffers from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress after serving in combat in ...