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In 2000, a year before he joined the Army, Bales joined a Florida company called Spartina Investments Inc. with former NFL player Marc Edwards, his Norwood, Ohio, high school teammate who went on to win the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots.
"I viewed him as a person with enormous integrity, courage and loyalty," Edwards said.
I wish I had a dollar for every mass murderer or multiple shooter whose friends and neighbors claim he was “a nice guy”, “couldn’t be the same person”, “quiet and nice”, couldn’t meet a better guy”.