February 13, 2011 posted by Chaplain Kathie
“The Army denied Spc. Brandon Barrett a military funeral.” Why? Is it because he had a shootout with police or because what they did not do could have prevented it? That is the question an investigation seeks to understand.
After he was killed by police, after there was nothing left to be done for him, that is when his family learned how much what he witnessed did to him. What if they knew all along? What if they knew how to help him or at least understood how much pain he was in, would things have ended differently?
There is a family left behind with so many questions they may never find the answers to. There is a police officer dealing with being shot and other officers involved trying to understand why it ever reached that point.
Army says Afghan losses affected Lewis-McChord soldier killed by police
An Army investigation has found that a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who was killed when he opened fire on police in Utah last year was deeply affected by his deployment to Afghanistan.
By The Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. — An Army investigation has found that a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who was killed when he opened fire on police in Utah last year was deeply affected by his deployment to Afghanistan.
Spc. Brandon Barrett deserted his unit, suffered an apparent mental breakdown and died in a shootout with Salt Lake City police on Aug. 27. A police officer was wounded.
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The Army denied Spc. Brandon Barrett a military funeral
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