My favorite pic of Bales. My Stryker vehicle commander had a feeling we were going to get hit with an IED on that particular patrol. Bales and I both bet him $0.50 we'd get through just fine. When we reached the next FOB without any issue, my VC tore a $1 bill in half and gave us each one. This was our celebratory photo.
Oh my God...tears are just streaming down my face for this soldier. I am mortified
Man I am angry about this! I am in Monterey at the Language School and all the yoohoo instructors are trying to do nothing but focus on this so I had to start searching for the Maj Nidal “asp wipe” and his story and they immediatly dropped the issue. Did I mention I am in Arabic? We have lost a veteran to faulty ROE and misguided views of our true mission. I only hope that the Constitution and innocent until proven guilty are practiced and observed. Good work and how is that green beenie coming along? Good luck and God Bless!
Interesting...the NBC nightly news just showed photos of Bales, and he looks nothing like the Bales in this pic.
You think it’s a good idea to put a pic of him on a public forum? Unless his pic is already plastered throughout the media?
Is there a danger in exposing too much info about this guy? Thanks.
I'm sure many folks would like to know if SSG Bales is on the right or the left of the picture.
Leni