March 17, 2012  US soldier involved in massacre identified  Rick
Moran  His defense will be that he is suffering from PTSD, which
could be a winning strategy considering that this was his 4th
combat deployment.  The Hill:   Bales, 38, is a veteran of three
combat tours in Iraq and was on his first tour in Afghanistan
during the incident. Bales had been in country since December
and it was his fourth combat tour in 10 years. He is currently
en route to the military's maximum-security facility in Ft.
Leavenworth, Kansas.  Bales' attorney, John Henry Browne, told
NBC News on Friday he planned to argue that his client suffered
from post-traumatic stress disorder, which may have led to the
unprovoked attack. Bales may also have suffered traumatic brain
injury during his multiple tours in Iraq.  Bales allegedly left
his base on early Sunday morning and headed to a nearby village.
Once there, he is accused of methodically moving from house to
house and shooting the occupants as he went. Bales, who had
reportedly bee