As Obama visited Dover, a soldier at Colorado’s Fort Carson military base shot himself in the shoulder to avoid a redeployment to Afghanistan. According to police, Sgt. Robert Murchison had been on emergency leave from Afghanistan and due to return this week. Seventeen troops based out of Fort Carson have been killed in Afghanistan this month.
Ft. Carson Soldier Shoots Himself to Avoid Afghan Redeployment
HeadlineOct 30, 2009