> LETTER FROM RET. MARINE CSM AND RET. MARINE MAJOR
2 September 2004, 18:42
Mr. Carlson, your son´s story hit´s home!This is BIGGER then we want to admit. My son is exactly on the same situation, not based in any specific reason, but because during his deployment in Afghanistan, when asked to reenlist, he said: "NO SIR!". (This is the only reason we can come up with.). ... After few deployments and over 7 years Service. Up on arrival at home base, he was only allowed 7 days of license...after those 12 required for "health & psycholigical evaluation". Well...my son arrived spiting blood ETC. ETC. and was given a cean bill of health. Go figure! It´s hard to put it in words, how and why things "happen". It´s like a WEB of accusations, lies, fake investigations, etc. Then ...is time for Article 15!...WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS; jUDICIAL ASSISTANCE? No comments. YES! 45 days Extra Duty, Demoted and cash penalty. Forget about any benefits, GI BILL, Medical assistance, etc. etc. What is being done to our soldiers, amounts to the definition of TORTURE. Fear is a very powerfull weapon and the Army is using it on the ones SERVED HONNORABLY just to be dumped like trash. My English is far from perfect, but is good in off to speak out against ABUSE when I see it. There are so many silent Soldiers and families ... FEAR. We need, we MUST brake the silence.
Mr. Carlson, your son´s story hit´s home!This is BIGGER then we want to admit. My son is exactly on the same situation, not based in any specific reason, but because during his deployment in Afghanistan, when asked to reenlist, he said: "NO SIR!". (This is the only reason we can come up with.). ... After few deployments and over 7 years Service. Up on arrival at home base, he was only allowed 7 days of license...after those 12 required for "health & psycholigical evaluation". Well...my son arrived spiting blood ETC. ETC. and was given a cean bill of health. Go figure! It´s hard to put it in words, how and why things "happen". It´s like a WEB of accusations, lies, fake investigations, etc. Then ...is time for Article 15!...WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS; jUDICIAL ASSISTANCE? No comments. YES! 45 days Extra Duty, Demoted and cash penalty. Forget about any benefits, GI BILL, Medical assistance, etc. etc. What is being done to our soldiers, amounts to the definition of TORTURE. Fear is a very powerfull weapon and the Army is using it on the ones SERVED HONNORABLY just to be dumped like trash. My English is far from perfect, but is good in off to speak out against ABUSE when I see it. There are so many silent Soldiers and families ... FEAR. We need, we MUST brake the silence.