Tragedy Strikes Texas: Remembering Victims of Recent Shootings

Military leaders have stated that Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who killed eight people at a Texas Mall on Saturday, does not qualify as a veteran according to federal regulations. Garcia spent three months in Army basic training in 2008 but was dismissed from the service before completing his training due to an “uncharacterized” mental health condition. Federal code classifies a veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.”