Afghan villagers last year has
been sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of parole.
Staff Sgt Robert Bales, 39, opened fire on men,
children and elderly women during a shooting
spree in Kandahar province last March.
He had pleaded guilty to the massacre in June to
avoid the death penalty.
He apologised for the massacre during his
sentencing hearing on Thursday, calling it an "act
of cowardice".
Bales had been making a case for why he should
one day be eligible for parole, which would have
meant he could potentially have been released in
10 years.
But on Friday the military jury of six ruled
against him.
During the court martial, nine Afghans, who were
flown out by the US Army, testified about how
the attack had changed their lives.
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