Letters: Ft. Hood shooter deserved better
Re “Shooter said to be furious,” April 5
The article states that investigators may never have a motive for Ft. Hood shooter Army Spc. Ivan Lopez. Really? A soldier who was being treated for depression and anxiety was granted less than two days to go home to Puerto Rico for his mother’s funeral five months ago; more recently, he was denied another temporary leave to return home to deal with family matters related to his mother’s death.
This man was sent into harm’s way to protect our country, and we can’t give him compassionate leaves of duty during such a tragic time in his life? This is unconscionable.
Lopez wanted to go home to Puerto Rico; we sent him a lot farther away than that to defend our country.
Moira Niblo Obermeyer
Laguna Niguel
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