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Main Page Wounded in Iraq, then billed by the Army!!
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Posted by: Gil

I'm writing today to ask you to please take a minute to help us out on an important issue that is affecting wounded servicemembers.

When Jordan Fox was serving as a Private First Class in Iraq in May of this year, he was injured by a roadside bomb. The attack left him with a back injury and blind in his right eye, and as a result, the Army sent him home. A few weeks later, to his surprise, they sent him a bill for nearly $3,000.

The Army demanded that he return part of his enlistment bonus because he had been injured and medically discharged before completing his enlistment. Jordan had signed up to serve his country and was injured in the line of duty, and now the Army was asking for its money back.

Fortunately, there's a new bill gaining momentum in Congress that would ensure this doesn't happen to others in his situation. Pennsylvania Congressman Jason Altmire has introduced the "Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act" (H.R. 3793), and IAVA is making a major push to ensure it gets passed as soon as possible. Please take a minute to send a message to your Representatives urging them to support it.

Throughout this fight, Jordan has maintained that he is proud of his military service, and would serve again if asked. But this is a loophole that needs to be fixed immediately. The men and women in uniform in Iraq and Afghanistan have served our nation proudly, and this is a terrible way to welcome them home.

So please take a minute now to send your Representatives a message, and tell them to support the Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act.

On behalf of Jordan, and future wounded veterans, thank you.

Sincerely,

Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq Veteran
Executive Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Posted by: WaterPistola

i heard another account like this in April, absolutely horrible

Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

Done...Shame on the dickweed that allowed/pursued this !

Posted by: Rock

Done.

How does this stuff happen? Is there really someone out there that looks at the policy and finds a way to agree with it? How the hell did the policy come to be in the first place!?!

Posted by: MM1799

Done.

Quote:

Throughout this fight, Jordan has maintained that he is proud of his military service, and would serve again if asked.

I would hope that no one would associate his fight to receive his bonus, which is rightfully owed to him, to his patriotism in any way.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Also Done

But I don't think asking politicans from MA to do anything
for us is ever even read.

Posted by: KozmoKramer

I heard this story last week on the O'Reilly Factor, and you would almost think this was some kind of sick joke, but sadly it isn't.
Let's hear it for our bean counting and pencil pushing bureaucrats hard at work.

Kennedy and Kerry might not take this seriously, but Judd and Sununu will.
Sent them each personal letters.

Posted by: Rock

!
(just trying to keep the story going)

Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

makes my blood boil

Posted by: Barbrady

Its truly redonkulous...and embarrassing.

Posted by: jettsixx

In this country we put boder patrol agents in prison for doing thier job, and convict soldiers for killing the enemy. So it doesnt suprise me that this would happen.

Posted by: crimsonwings

done as well. Just awful

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