A different view

In support of our soldiers

I used to run a warehouse when I was in the military. Almost anything but weapons could be written off if you knew the right person.

After the news reports of injured soldiers going without pay because of financial record problems, this news story falls in line. But as someone with supply experience it makes no sense, and just shows the administrative disregard for the men and women in the military.

Army demanded $700 from city man who was wounded.

The last time 1st Lt. William “Eddie” Rebrook IV saw his body armor, he was lying on a stretcher in Iraq, his arm shattered and covered in blood.

A field medic tied a tourniquet around Rebrook’s right arm to stanch the bleeding from shrapnel wounds. Soldiers yanked off his blood-soaked body armor. He never saw it again.

But last week, Rebrook was forced to pay $700 for that body armor, blown up by a roadside bomb more than a year ago.

We've spent over $300 billion in Iraq, much of that paid out in bribes to failed politicians. But we can't write off a $700 vest for a wounded soldier?

Come on Washington. Lets get our priorities straight!

posted by don1one @ 11:56 AM