NEWS: Soldier Served in Iraq, Gets Killed in the US, page 1

This is probably the third incident in recent memory of soldiers returning home from Iraq only to end up in jail or dead. Staff Sgt. Matthew Werner was killed and Spec. Christopher Hymer was critically injured by fellow soldiers, Sgts. Aaron Stanley and Eric Colvin in a domestic dispute of sorts at their rented home in Kansas.

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Sgts. Aaron Stanley, 22, of Bismarck, North Dakota, and Eric Colvin, 23, of Papillion, Nebraska, were charged in connection with the murder Monday night of Staff Sgt. Matthew Werner, 30, of Oxnard, California, at a home west of Clay Center.

The two also were charged with attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of Spec. Christopher Hymer, 23, of Nevada, Missouri, who is in critical condition in a Wichita hospital.

Stanley already faces eight unrelated drug charges filed in June. It was Stanley's rented home where the shootings took place, and authorities believe he called police. A rifle and a handgun were found at the scene.

Authorities have not said what triggered the bloodshed.

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As stated above, this is not the first incident of this nature relating to soldiers returning from Iraq. Slowly but surely the physcological effects of war are beginning to affect our troops returning home. More efforts need to be made by our government to provide these men with therapy and support upon their return.

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