Army Personnel File Shows Maine Reservist Who Killed 18 People Received Glowing Reviews

Army Personnel File Shows Maine Reservist Who Killed 18 People Received Glowing Reviews
Army Reservist Robert Card at Camp Smith in Cortlandt, New York on July 16, 2023. WMTW-TV 8/New York State police via AP
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PORTLAND, Maine—An Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history received a glowing review from his superiors even as some of his family members were growing increasingly worried about his mental health.

The annual evaluation from April 2023 indicated Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, was “a consummate professional” who “excelled as a squad leader” and whose mentoring of troops was “among the best,” according to the documents released under an open records request. Six months later, Card killed 18 people in a mass shooting before killing himself.