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Three officers he'll face at his board of inkquiry next month. until then, he'll focus on his current job, fighting fires and saving lives. ivan watson, cnn, new york. you just heard there from a father, greg buckley sr. and just like the marine now facing disciplinary action, his son, greg buckley jr., also sensed an attack was coming, telling his dad, i am going to be killed over here, in our base. and i talked with that dad just about a year ago about his son's prediction. and what he told me live during the show is as emotional as it is chilling. >> the afghani officer was tormenting him...

Of the afghan district police chief. >> reporter: the suspected shooter was reportedly a teenage servant of sarwa jan. both reportedly detained after the shooting. now afghan officials say they do not know their whereabouts. 14 months later, u.s. central command has yet to publish the results of an investigation into the incident. the only person facing any charges is major bresler for using an unsecure e-mail account. >> it's wrong to be going after the one person who seems to have done by all accounts did the right thing. >> reporter: the many unanswered questions leaving congressman peter k...

Come manl mand is yet to publis results into the incident. the only person facing charges is major bresler for using an unsecure account. >> it's wrong to go after the one person who seems to have done by all accounts, the right thing. >> reporter: the many unanswered questions leading congressman peter king and buckley's family to come to major bresler's defense. >> he should be given a medal, not prosecuting. >> reporter: they are not commenting further on the case to avoid influencing the three officers he'll face had the board of inquiry next month. until then, he'll face on his current jo...

Fight. for all the reasons i mentioned before. was the cost three times as much? no, it was not. three times as much would have put it right about here. even with inflation, it would be about up to here. but watch the line as we go through the years. and we come up to the actual amount. moushgs it's way up here, almost $2 billion worth to fight those fires. the cost of fighting fires per acre is steadily rising. and this is a problem that is not going to go away this year, next year or maybe the next until some of the conditions are changed. brianna, ivan. >> tom foreman, thanks very much. 3...

Worth of fire to fight across this country. was the cost three times as much? no, it was not. that would have been put it about right who are if it were just three times as much. if we factor in inflation, it would still be about up to here. but the ups and downs of all the ye years and where we wind up now, we come wup almost $2 billion fighting fires this year. and that's also being reflected on the local level. simple truth is fighting fires, acre per acre is getting more costly and unless conditions change, that's going to continue. >> thanks so much. >> now to the nation's capitol. congre...