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Mr_Jefferson_24

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3. I saw on the local...

Reply to DeSwiss (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 10:59 PM

Apr 2014

... news tonight (DFW area) they said that Lopez (the gunman) had recently been refused a request to leave the base so he could attend his mother's funeral, but they didn't elaborate on why.

I would've thought just about anyone would be given leave of absence for something like that -- seems pretty odd if true.

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Thank you for your perspective. n/t DeSwiss Apr 2014 #2

I saw on the local... Mr_Jefferson_24 Apr 2014 #3

One would think...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #4