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This troop -- excuse me, this veteran. we are focused on the human cost of deployment in four combat tours. the human cost of brain injuries of year 11 of combat in afghanistan. accidents in which civilians have been killed have not changed americans views of whether or not this war should be fought and how much more of of it should be fought. but this incident in which civilians were allegedly deliberately killed by an identifiable person who we want to know as much as possible about, may be changing the course of the war forever. joining us is paul rieckhoff. he's founder and executive direc...

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Enlisted in the army just days after 9/11. he suffered a head injury and a roadside bomb attack during one of three combat tours in iraq where he also lost part of his foot in another injury there. the soldier had witnessed his friend's leg being blown off just one day before sunday's massacre. according to the attorney, the suspect's latest deployment to afghanistan came as a blow to his family. >> he was told that he was not going to be redeployed. the family was counting on him not being redeployed. and so he and the family were told that his tours in the middle east were over and then lite...

Would be eavesdropping. that's a good assumption. in civilian cases we see the conversations end up as evidence during a trial. the lawyer did release a few more details about what may have happened leading up to that incident last weekend. he is telling reporters another soldier had his leg shot off the day before. at the same time while this soldier, the suspect. did have three combat tours in iraq. was seriously injured twice. including a traumatic brain injury. he was reluctant to go back, on a fourth combat tour to afghanistan. you almost see the makings of a defense being mounted before ...

tonight, we have breaking news. cnn confirms the identity of the man accused of murdering 16 afghan civilians in a house to house shooting spree last weekend. 38-year-old staff sergeant robert bails, an 11-year veteran. let's get to chris lawrence at the pentagon. what can you tell us? >> well, i can tell you he's originally from the midwest and he was living in ohio until about 2001. after 9/11, that's when he joined the army. he's been based out at joint based lewis mcchord for the majority if not all of his military career. did about three combat tours in iraq. this was his first ...