Iraq War Vet who received Purple Heart says Army is making him repay money

[kpete]

Iraq War veteran who received Purple Heart says Army is making him repay money

By SHEL SEGAL



Uncle Sam giveth, and apparently Uncle Sam can taketh away.

When Fontana resident and 2001 Fontana A.B. Miller High School graduate Kevin Stonestreet joined the U.S. Army in the summer of 2001 as a member of the infantry, he was given a $20,000 bonus to be paid out over his six-year enlistment.

However, when Stonestreet was honorably discharged from the Army in 2005, he found out he needed to repay $3,800 of that bonus because he did not complete his six years.

But Stonestreet, who is now 23, said he was kicked out of the Army because he was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression from serving in Iraq.

http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/articles/2006/03/24/news/02newsstonestreet.txt

[NMDemDist2]

1. great, the Army made him an emotional wreck so they kicked him

out and now they are adding to the stress over a measley $3800

:banghead:

[MadMaddie]

2. This is just the beginning...another miscalculation..to try and

punish the soldiers for serving in war....if he was honerably discharged then they have no right to collect the money..

Yup this admin supports the troops!!

[formercia]

3. Your life is prorated

like a set of tires.

[stop the bleeding]

4. What did he expect - I mean anyone who thinks that this WH is not

fucking them or gonna fuck them really must have their head in their ass. Not trying to dog the Vet, but EVERYONE should realize by now that this WH likes to step on people when they are down, especially the poor and disabled.

[TahitiNut]

5. Would they bill his family if he was killed in Iraq?

So much for "running the government like a business"!! :puke:

[Bunny]

6. Jesus effing christ. How much lower can these assholes go?

:mad:

[Joey Liberal]

7. Fucking Army n.t

[babylonsister]

8. There's that compassion busting out all over again. nt

[DIKB]

9. Exactly.

I need to forward this story to anyone who bought into all that "compassionate conservative" BS.

[Peace Patriot]

10. So here's what I want to do, Kevin, are you with me?

I don't believe much in jail, and I don't believe at all in capital punishment. What I want to see happen, for these Bush junta war criminals and traitors, is supervised community service, in poverty, for the rest of their lives, with all their assets seized and used for people like you, Kevin, and others in need--lifelong therapy, if you need it, all paid for, all your health needs taken care of, and a stipend for you to spend any way you wish, and, if you want it, a job, supervising George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales, Condoleeza Rice, and the whole criminal gang, as they clean toilets in public schools, and sweep up the grounds, or empty bedpans in convalescent homes for the elderly, and swab the floors, and serve meals to those who can't feed themselves, and, if they exhibit good behavior, maybe be permitted to read books to the kids, whom they have deprived of a good education, or to the poor, neglected patients, whom they have deprived of their homes, of their Social Security checks and of decent medical care.

Poetic justice is better than mere justice. It has beauty to it, and roundness--things come full circle.

A dream for you and for me. All can dream about it, and, if we can get back public control of our election system, restore our right to vote and achieve transparent elections once again, we can actually do it. We can prosecute these people for war crimes, and for massive thievery and treason, and give them poetic justice--the kind of justice that will actually help restore the health of our very sick country.

[BrightKnight]

11. PAC for a Change or DU, start a collection to get collectors off his back

"Stonestreet said he has written a letter to Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto), but hasn't heard anything back. In addition, Baca's office did not return phone calls from the Herald News to discuss this issue.

Stonestreet added he has also written letters to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, with no one getting back to him."

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Democrats may not control how the Neocons spend money. We could easily raise a few grand to show what it means to support our troops.