Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor before he was injured in Afghanistan. (Provided by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor, Provided by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor / January 1, 2002)
Four Seconds In Afghanistan: Was It Combat, Or A Crime? -- L.A. Times
A seasoned Army sergeant makes a split-second decision to stop a possible bombing. Now he's stunned to be charged with negligent homicide.
Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor's life collapsed in four interminable seconds in a dusty field in central Afghanistan.
His convoy was reeling from a roadside bomb, his fellow soldiers were engaged in combat with insurgents — and a mysterious black car had just screeched to a stop in the middle of the firefight. Some nine minutes later, a black door opens.
Second 1: A figure dressed in dark, bulky clothing emerges.
Second 2: The figure begins walking toward the trunk.
Second 3: Taylor, with five wounded comrades behind him, sees a thin trigger wire seeming to snake directly toward the black car. Could there be a second bomb in the trunk?
Second 4: Taylor squeezes the trigger on his M-4 carbine. The figure crumples to the dirt.
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My Comment: This is sober reading. A revealing look at military life, war, and the consequences of what may happen when everything goes wrong.
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