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Thursday, April 17, 2008

oh a giant unbelievable big fat W T F???????????

oh no no no and no

Honorably discharged vet ordered back to Iraq despite disability
By Maki BeckerNEWS STAFF REPORTER

James Raymond lost the hearing in his left ear while fighting in Afghanistan. The former U.S. Army specialist later suffered a knee injury that required him to be flown back home for surgery.
In September 2004, he was given an honorable discharge and the Department of Veterans Affairs determined that he was 10 percent disabled, enabling him to receive $120 a month for the rest of his life.
So it was much to his surprise Thursday when Raymond — now a University at Buffalo student — got a call from his stepfather that he was being deployed again — to Iraq.
“I thought it was a joke, and then I was shocked,” said Raymond, 26, who is from Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester.
Raymond figured it was all just a big misunderstanding. He thought he would be able to call the Army’s human resources department, explain that he is a disabled vet and that they would cancel his redeployment.
That was not the case. Raymond is expected to report for training May 18 at Fort Benning, Ga., where he would undergo a medical and mental evaluation. Five weeks later, if he is determined to be fit to return to duty, he will be deployed to Fort Dix, N.J., where he would join up with a Reserve unit there. In September, the unit is expected to be sent to Iraq. .....

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

and yet, I hear we're ready to start a war with Iran. our military is perfectly strong and completely able . . .

ppphhhhhhhhtttttttttt!

Unknown said...

yup, that's right around the corner. they have to hurry, it's going to be january before you know it

did you read/hear the latest figures about our vets? how many are depressed? how many are all f**ked up and DON'T seek treatment. it's one thing to defend our country against KNOWN enemies. it's another to invade a country who was never a threat to us.

Anonymous said...

My client yesterday is a retired vet who spends two days a week volunteering at the VA Hospital . . . his stories were sad, Rose - - sadder than anything I've written on my blog.

Unknown said...

i can only imagine rick. NO vet should be left out in the wind. that goes for all vets not just iraq/afghanistan too