 Injured Solider forced to pay 700 for blood soaked armor, Freakin BS |
 Feb 8, 2006 - 3:53 PM
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Feb. 8) - A former U.S. soldier injured in Iraq says he was forced to pay $700 for a blood-soaked body armor vest that was destroyed after medics removed it to treat shrapnel wounds to his arm.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.ad...S00010000000001 im outraged by something like that! Thats rediculous! -------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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Feb 9, 2006 - 9:45 AM
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Well this is a perfect example of how the military and their gear is run. It was like that when I was in. If you lost something you had to pay for a new one. There is a saying "There is only one theif in the Marine Corps, everyone else is just trying to get their stuff back" or "gear adrift is a gift." Meaning you gotta watch your stuff cause it costs $$ to buy a new helmet or flak jacket or gas mask. Plus people want to keep stuff as a souveneir. A buddy of mine lost one of his sheets to his bed and had to buy a new one.
This incident Im sure happened many times before. This time it finally made the paper. |
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BlackCelicaGT94 Injured Solider forced to pay 700 for blood soaked armor Feb 8, 2006 - 3:53 PM
Verde97 That's bullsh!t. If I was injured in Iraq... Feb 8, 2006 - 6:40 PM Clyde Thats stupid. He goes to Iraq to fight for his cou... Feb 8, 2006 - 7:35 PM amysmojo he better not have to pay it...thats BS.... Feb 8, 2006 - 8:01 PM OrbitalGT95 good ol u.s of a...somebuddy get the damn monkey o... Feb 8, 2006 - 8:02 PM Bigmeanbulldog55 QUOTE(OrbitalGT95 @ Feb 8, 2006 - 8... Feb 8, 2006 - 9:14 PM
darksecret QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Feb 9, 2006 - 9:4... Feb 9, 2006 - 4:52 PM
blu94gt QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Feb 9, 2006 - 8:4... Feb 10, 2006 - 2:56 PM BlackCelicaGT94 UPDATE: I just read this morning hes now getting a... Feb 9, 2006 - 11:06 AM |
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