Slain soldier had become disillusioned
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
He said: 'It's just not worth what I'm going through'
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
John Caniglia
Plain Dealer Reporter
...On Friday, a sniper's bullet killed Horner, a 43-year-old Army sergeant, while he was on patrol south of Baghdad. The shooting came after the once-gung-ho soldier, who had served for 17 years in the Army, grew disillusioned with the fight in Iraq.
In his last phone calls to his family in Ohio, Horner talked about the troubles U.S. troops faced in a war-torn country filled with chaos and his role training inept Iraqi police officers.
"He said: 'It's just not worth what I'm going through. These guys are like a bunch of Cub Scouts. They have no concept of police work,' " Horner's father, Edward, said...
“He was starting to get fed up,” Douglas Horner said. “He was starting to realize that no one really wanted us there anymore, even the people we were trying to help. We had worn out our welcome. He was becoming disillusioned.”...
John Caniglia
Plain Dealer Reporter
...On Friday, a sniper's bullet killed Horner, a 43-year-old Army sergeant, while he was on patrol south of Baghdad. The shooting came after the once-gung-ho soldier, who had served for 17 years in the Army, grew disillusioned with the fight in Iraq.
In his last phone calls to his family in Ohio, Horner talked about the troubles U.S. troops faced in a war-torn country filled with chaos and his role training inept Iraqi police officers.
"He said: 'It's just not worth what I'm going through. These guys are like a bunch of Cub Scouts. They have no concept of police work,' " Horner's father, Edward, said...
“He was starting to get fed up,” Douglas Horner said. “He was starting to realize that no one really wanted us there anymore, even the people we were trying to help. We had worn out our welcome. He was becoming disillusioned.”...
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