Stories about Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

Published: July 12, 2012

In Bales, Hasan cases: What’s the deal?

One pleads guilty to avoid death penalty, the other isn’t allowed. So why do military authorities choose to accept guilty pleas in some mass killing cases but not in others?
June 5, 2013
Soldier pleads guilty in massacre of 16 Afghan civilians

For Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the rampage that resulted in the murder of 16 Afghan civilians began when he encountered a grandmother in a compound in the village of Alkozai in the predawn hours of March 11, 2012.
June 5, 2013
Lewis-McChord losing 'full Huggins' after years at war

Stryker brigade Commander Col. Barry Huggins jokes that the soldiers just coming into his charge aren't getting the "full Huggins" now that he's at the tail end of a three-year assignment leading troops and deploying with them to Afghanistan.
June 4, 2013
One man's defiance inspires a region to stand up to the Taliban

The uprising began in early February with a Taliban commander's knock on the door of Hajji Abdul Wudood. The militant leader demanded that Wudood, a stout, weathered man of 60, surrender one of his eight sons, who was accused of spying on the Taliban for the Afghan government.
June 2, 2013
Military isn't quick to kill its killers

The cases of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales and another soldier court-martialed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord this year add to the U.S. military's track record of reluctance to use the death penalty on defendants whose crimes were committed in a combat zone.
May 30, 2013
Lawyer: Bales to admit to Afghan massacre in plea deal May 29, 2013
Fort Hood suspect has been paid $278,000 since 2009 shooting May 21, 2013
Analysis: Shadows of dishonor cast on the US military May 20, 2013
Mental health defense for Staff Sgt. Bales? April 24, 2013
How one vet copes with PTSD April 22, 2013
Success in Taliban stronghold might not be lasting April 10, 2013
Bales to face sanity review this weekend in Afghan massacre case March 14, 2013
Six witnesses in Bales case visit Lewis-McChord March 13, 2013
Wait for court-martial in fratricide case frustrates victim’s family March 3, 2013
Judge requiring Bales to undergo sanity review in Afghan massacre case January 18, 2013
Marine pleads guilty to urinating on Afghan corpses January 16, 2013
11-year Army veteran allegedly opens fire on Afghans, killing 16 December 27, 2012
Hard feelings on both sides as US winds down its Afghan role December 26, 2012
Army seeks death penalty for soldier accused of 16 Afghan killings December 19, 2012
Death penalty wanted for soldier accused of Afghan massacre November 13, 2012
Prosecutors in Afghanistan massacre case face tough challenge November 5, 2012
Hearing set for Afghan slayings suspect Bales after lengthy wait November 3, 2012
Bales back at Lewis-McChord for hearing in Afghan killings October 16, 2012
Lawyer for accused troops sees link between crimes, strains of war August 16, 2012
Afghanistan War veteran returns home to supportive family August 9, 2012
Series of attacks underscores difficulties US troops face training Afghan forces June 24, 2012

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