Reporting from Baghdad -- The U.S. soldier who allegedly gunned down five fellow troops at a stress clinic in Baghdad had had his weapon taken away from him within the last week because of concerns about his behavior, a senior U.S. military official said today.
Maj. Gen. David Perkins identified the suspect as Sgt. John M. Russell with the Army's 54th Engineer Battalion based in Bamberg, Germany. Russell was completing at least his third deployment to Iraq since the war began in 2003, he said.
OLuv: "I would like to a dress on this situation by sending out my prayers to the families who lost their love one's during this tragic time and also pray for the family of the convicted", (Sgt. John M. Russell). Read more on this story....










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