Survival Ross

By admin, May 22, 2010 9:14 pm

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I posted a question about the government asking for money back from soldier that have been hurt…read on?

Injured Soldiers Returning from Iraq Struggle for Medical Benefits, Financial Survival

By BRIAN ROSS, DAVID SCOTT and MADDY SAUER

Oct. 14, 2004 — Following inquiries by ABC News, the Pentagon has dropped plans to force a severely wounded U.S. soldier to repay his enlistment bonus after injuries had forced him out of the service.

Army Spc. Tyson Johnson III of Mobile, Ala., who lost a kidney in a mortar attack last year in Iraq, was still recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he received notice from the Pentagon’s own collection agency that he owed more than $2,700 because he could not fulfill his full 36-month tour of duty.

Johnson said the Pentagon listed the bonus on his credit report as an unpaid government loan, making it impossible for him to rent an apartment or obtain credit cards.

“Oh man, I felt betrayed,” Johnson said. “I felt, like, oh, my heart dropped.”

Pentagon officials said they were unaware of the case until it was brought to their

This sort of thing is unconscionable.
I certainly hope they get this one straitened out.
It’s a shame that it takes a major news network to bring this sort of injustice to our own governments attention. This sort of thing has happened before and still happens all too often. Our boys need more and better advocates to represent them in such cases. Past and present wars are a testament to the horrible ways in which we have treated our returning men in uniform. Vietnam Veterans suffer to this day……..Why do we not take better care of our own? This does not foster patriotism.
Maybe we need another section in the newspapers, highlighting these very unsettling atrocities. We could purchase subscriptions for key politicians and plenty for the Pentagon. Of course it would be a waste of time to get one for the president, because he pays no attention to the news.
As newspapers are not selling very well these days, we should pitch this idea to them. If the papers would print it they could could sell it, and provide a very much needed service. After all, freedom of speech is one of the many important freedoms our brave men in uniform fight for, lets not waste it.
Thanks for posting this, more people need to become enlightened about this type of government inaction.

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