Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier who snuck off base and killed 16 Afghan civilians last year, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.<br/> <br />Bales pleaded guilty in June in a deal to avoid the death penalty, a decision that angered families of the victims.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Afghan, Family of victim, saying through interpreter (Pashto)<br/> <br />"We wanted this murderer to be executed, but we didn't get our wish. Anyone supporting a murderer like that is my enemy. We came all the way to the U.S. to get justice. We didn't get that."<br/> <br />This man was one of nine Afghans whom the prosecution flew to Washington state to testify.<br/> <br />Like the others, he was there in Kandahar province the March 2012 night that Bales opened fire on villagers.<br/> <br />Armed with a pistol, a rifle and a grenade launcher, Bales killed 16 villagers-mostly women and children.<br/> <br />The defense had argued that bales suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury before his final deployment.
