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For the 36th consecutive year in Rockport, in honor of the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces, a special Memorial Day

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Mistake with manafort. was anybody trying to say to him watch out for these guys? >> yes, actually. i didnt know these guys. you ud showed you showed a picture of me -- >> i havent showed it yet. about. >> i was inside the tomb of abraham. >> okay. >> there were 20 people on the trip with me. governor huckabee was on the trip as well. i obviously didnt control the guest list or anything like that. >> how did they get in? >> well, thats the question. wed have to ask the guys that organized the tr...

>> i heard the sheriff this morning obviously in the immediate aftermath discuss ptsd. without a psychiatric evaluation, thats difficult to say right now. look it from the perspective of the last 17 years, essentially the last 17 years weve been at war. in this country, 250 mass shootings, meaning three or four victims. 2,217 casualties in 799 dead people in that period of time. none of them fit in the same box. in this instance, you had a marine machine gunner, he either carried a light or medi...

This. its actually too late. >> james, he served his country. he served in the marines. is it possible that the military knew about his issues? >> i heard the sheriff this morning obviously in the immediate aftermath discuss ptsd. without a psychiatric evaluation, thats difficult to say right now. look it from the perspective of the last 17 years, essentially the last 17 years weve been at war. in this country, 250 mass shootings, meaning three or four victims. 2,217 casualties and 799 dead peop...

That might help answer the question that everyone is asking, why? tonight, authorities are learning more about the shooter at the borderline bar, identified as 28-year-old ian david long. a united states marine corps vet served as a machine gunner and was honorably discharged. a neighbor says long was intensely private and not social and his mother worried about what he might do. >> she lived in fear. >> reporter: she told you that? >> yeah. >> reporter: what did she tell you, exactly? >> oh, i ...

Police did determine he was being irate and irrational and they brought in a team and established that he was not a threat to himself or others. he was a combat veteran. 17 veterans a day take their own life. in most instances it doesnt involve gunning down 12 people. this guy spent time in afghanistan at the bloodiest point in the war. so he saw things and he was a machine gunner, so the ability to take handgun and able to murder that amount of people in that short amount of time its a mental h...

Police department, was just about to retire and was among the first officers on the scene. people lined the streets yesterday to pay their respects as a hearse carrying his body from the hospital to the medical examiners office. as for the suspect, hes been identified as 28-year-old former marine ian david long, who officials say had been experiencing emotional issues after serving a tour in afghanistan as a machine gunner. we are told police were called to him home earlier this year where he li...

Start a 30-day trial today and your first audiobook is free. cancel anytime and your books are yours to keep forever. audible. the most inspiring minds. the most compelling stories. text "listen5" to 500500 to start your free trial today. there has been another mass shooting in this country. 12 dead in thousand oaks, california. this time, the gunman was a deranged 28-year-old, a marine veteran of afghanistan where he was a machine gunner. the dead include a police officer who ran in the door ...

Resident and my understanding was he served some time in the marines, the marine corps. four years of active duty and several years of reserve time after that. he was a machine gunner. outside of that, we have had a few contacts with him. but nothing that even would remotely suggest this kind of behavior. >> yeah. its an awful situation. i know you guys are going to come and learn about it and hopefully lessons will be learned for all of us to try to make sure it doesnt happen again. sergeant, t...