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Yupster

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12. The locals who found his body said

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 08:01 PM

Nov 2017

He was found with his hands tied behind his back and a big hole in the back of his head.

Sounds like he was captured and then executed. Tortured first? Probably, but it seems like he was killed soon after his capture.

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More remains of Sgt. La David Johnson found in Niger [View all] VermontKevin Nov 2017 OP

Just say what body part they found. maxsolomon Nov 2017 #1

I don't know if that information is available to anyone but the family and the government VermontKevin Nov 2017 #3

Was he captured alive and tortured to death? NickB79 Nov 2017 #7

We just don't know. What we do know is that the family must live through VermontKevin Nov 2017 #9

The locals who found his body said Yupster Nov 2017 #12

Yes if we knew more about the nature and extent of the remains we would know the story Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #13

And for the members of the military who are not killed in duty, waiting Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #2

It all pisses me off. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #5

This is why they wouldn't let her see him sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #4

And the horrible phone call. Even more horrible. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #6

His wife and family must be in going through hell NickB79 Nov 2017 #8

I'm an atheist. But I cannot fathom the suffering. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #10

The truth is always better than not knowing. defacto7 Nov 2017 #11

I grew up in the military and some wives wanted to know what happened, others didn't. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #15

That's why they wouldn't let her see him blueinredohio Nov 2017 #14

I would not be surprised with this mal-administration mercuryblues Nov 2017 #16