"but rather than castigating the soldier all these years later put yourself in his shoes, your 19, on your first tour in the province, you have been told that they are all terrorists or sympathisers and that you have protect your mates. Are you so sure you wouldn't have had your finger covering the trigger just that little bit too close."
It was a checkpoint , the deceased had gone through it properly . There was no indication he was a "terrorist" and he was shot in the back at point blank range. There is no way it can be excused I'm afraid