Sometimes our public outcrys get things done.
"You better learn from someone else's mistakes because you'll be totally boned long before you make them all by yourself".
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| Author: | M21 Sniper [ 21 Oct 2003, 20:30 ] |
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Army Sending Aid To Injured United Press International October 21, 2003 WASHINGTON - The Army said Monday it is sending doctors to Fort Stewart, Ga., to help hundreds of sick and injured soldiers, including Iraq veterans, who say they are waiting weeks and months for proper medical help. Many of the Army Reserve and National Guard personnel in "medical hold" at the base are living in steamy cement training barracks that they say are unacceptable for sick and injured soldiers. The Army said in its statement that it would spend money to improve those living conditions and is dispatching a team to look into the soldiers' complaints. "The Army does acknowledge that medical hold challenges exist -- across the Army as well as Fort Stewart," according to the statement. The Army "is absolutely committed to taking care of our people." At the Pentagon, Army Public Affairs Specialist Steven Stover said officials would try to use findings about the problems at Fort Stewart to improve conditions in the future. "Is this happening? Yes, it is," said Stover. "What we learn from this incident is going to help the Army when we have other major units returning" from Operation Iraqi Freedom. Stover said Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. James L. Lovelace Jr. dispatched the "assessment team" after a series of meetings among high-level Army officials on Friday, Saturday and Monday. On Friday, United Press International reported that the soldiers were languishing in hot cement barracks here while they wait -- sometimes for months -- to see doctors. They have to walk to a nearby latrine. Steve Robinson, a veterans advocate with the National Gulf War Resource Center who visited the barracks last week, said Monday he was glad the Army acted. "The NGWRC is pleased that the Army will address the soldiers' concerns," Robinson said. "As a former non-commissioned officer who retired after 20 years of faithful service, I was disturbed by the reports from the soldiers in medical hold." Missouri Republican Sen. Kit Bond, who heads a key veterans' committee, is set to dispatch staff to Fort Stewart on Tuesday, said his spokeswoman, Shana Stribling. Several of the National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers said the way they are being treated makes them believe the Army is trying push them out with reduced benefits for their ailments. They also said that regular active duty personnel are getting far better treatment. While soldiers are on hold, the Army decides how sick or disabled they are and what benefits -- if any -- they should get as a result. One document shown to UPI stated that no more doctor appointments were available from Oct. 14 through Nov. 11 -- Veterans Day. The soldiers estimate that around 40 percent of the nearly 600 personnel in medical hold were deployed to Iraq. Of those who went, many described clusters of strange ailments, like heart and lung problems, among previously healthy troops. They said the Army has tried to refuse them benefits, claiming the injuries and illnesses were due to a "pre-existing condition," prior to military service, a charge the Army denied. The Army said Monday it has "shifted professional staff from regional medical facilities to Fort Stewart to help reduce the backlog where appropriate." Courtesy military.com "You better learn from someone else's mistakes because you'll be totally boned long before you make them all by yourself". |
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| Author: | Stinger [ 22 Oct 2003, 06:21 ] |
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about time... Overkill??? I'd kill a fly with a howitzer if I had one. |
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| Author: | 30mike-mike [ 22 Oct 2003, 09:48 ] |
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No s**t, Sherlock <img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle> Hajji, you can run, but why die tired? |
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| Author: | M21 Sniper [ 22 Oct 2003, 11:06 ] |
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Sometimes our public outcrys get things done.
"You better learn from someone else's mistakes because you'll be totally boned long before you make them all by yourself". |
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| Author: | M&M [ 22 Oct 2003, 11:32 ] |
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It NEVER should have gotten to this point! What ever happened to "we take care of our own"? "face it....perhaps your only purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others!" |
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| Author: | M21 Sniper [ 22 Oct 2003, 14:25 ] |
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I figure it was never really true to begin with. M&M, you ought to know better than to believe the lies of Pols bro. 
"You better learn from someone else's mistakes because you'll be totally boned long before you make them all by yourself". |
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| Author: | sgtgoose1 [ 22 Oct 2003, 14:40 ] |
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DO YOU THINK,SOMEONE STRUK NERVE? ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME! PRESS TO TEST |
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| Author: | fenderstrat72 [ 22 Oct 2003, 18:19 ] |
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What a shame it takes a public outcry to do the right thing. I, like Dice, am close to retiring but man it is real scary considering how our goverment is treating vets. Not sure I want to deal with all the red tape that comes with trying to get medical care as a retiree or vetran. Goose I'm sure can share so horror stories just as bad as the one above. It is just a shame. Fender Hands clear. All switches off, safe or normal. Gun hot or cold? No limit, you bet. Edited by - Fenderstrat72 on Oct 22 2003 5:20 PM |
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