 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 $$ to buy a new helmet or flak jacket or gas mask. Plus people want to keep stuff as a souveneir. A buddy of mine lost one of his sheets to his bed and had to buy a new one.
This incident Im sure happened many times before. This time it finally made the paper. |
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Feb 10, 2006 - 2:56 PM
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QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Feb 9, 2006 - 8:45 AM) [snapback]391222[/snapback] Well this is a perfect example of how the military and their gear is run. It was like that when I was in. If you lost something you had to pay for a new one. There is a saying "There is only one theif in the Marine Corps, everyone else is just trying to get their stuff back" or "gear adrift is a gift." Meaning you gotta watch your stuff cause it costs $$ 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. This is different though. I understand having to pay for it if you lose it or leave it behind or something. But if it is damaged because you are injured then that's just BS. Like if I get shot, I don't want to have to pay for my new armor lol -------------------- 1999 Celica GT
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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
BlackCelicaGT94 UPDATE: I just read this morning hes now getting a... Feb 9, 2006 - 11:06 AM |
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