Afghan killings suspect: Recent life was struggle
<p><span word="Bypassed">Bypassed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="gunned">gunned</span> <span word="down">down</span> 16 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="sergeant">sergeant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brushes">brushes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Bales">Bales</span>, 38, <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="Leavenworth">Leavenworth</span>, <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="happy">happy</span>-<span word="go">go</span>-<span word="lucky">lucky</span>" <span word="school">school</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="troublemakers">troublemakers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commendations">commendations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="tours">tours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> - <span word="had">had</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="sour">sour</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>-<span word="area">area</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span>, <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="assaulted">assaulted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>, <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="bleeding">bleeding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>, <span word="court">court</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="base">base</span>, <span word="Bales">Bales</span> <span word="crept">crept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="onMarch">onMarch</span> 11 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="slumbering">slumbering</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>, <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p>
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