The Roper story was shown on CBC News tonight, and it was heartbreaking. He is a quiet, softspoken man who was obviously in deep distress. His mother was shown crying, saying his heart was shattered into a thousand pieces. He is returning to the US to face military punishment, followed by discharge.

He was apparently working on an oil rig in Texas when 9/11 occurred, and he was so appalled that he enlisted.

Sad, sad story. One of thousands, I suspect.