Anonymous Report This Comment Date: November 21, 2007 09:44AM
This one's better (worse)....
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give
back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.
To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in
some cases.
Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and can no longer
serve are being ordered to pay some of that money back.
One of them is Jordan Fox, a young soldier from the South Hills.
He finds solace in the hundreds of boxes he loads onto a truck in Carnegie. In
each box is a care package that will be sent to a man or woman serving in Iraq.
It was in his name Operation Pittsburgh Pride was started.
Fox was seriously injured when a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle. He was
knocked unconscious. His back was injured and lost all vision in his right
eye.
A few months later Fox was sent home. His injuries prohibited him from
fulfilling three months of his commitment. A few days ago, he received a letter
from the military demanding nearly $3,000 of his signing bonus back.
"I tried to do my best and serve my country. I was unfortunately hurt in
the process. Now they're telling me they want their money back," he
explained.
It's a slap for Fox's mother, Susan Wardezak, who met with President Bush in
Pittsburgh last May. He thanked her for starting Operation Pittsburgh Pride
which has sent approximately 4,000 care packages.
He then sent her a letter expressing his concern over her son's injuries, so she
cannot understand the U.S. Government's apparent lack of concern over injuries
to countless U.S. Soldiers and demands that they return their bonuses.
While he's unsure of his future, Fox says he's unwavering in his commitment to
his country.
"I'd do it all over again... because I'm proud of the discipline that I
learned. I'm proud to have done something for my country," he said.
But Fox feels like he's already given enough. He'll never be able to pursue his
dream of being a police officer because of his wounds and he can't believe he's
being asked to return part of his $10,000 signing bonus.
KDKA contacted Congressman Jason Altmire on his behalf. He says he has proposed
a bill that would guarantee soldiers receive full benefit of bonuses.
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kdka.com]
jgoins Report This Comment Date: November 21, 2007 12:32PM
It was just broadcast that this is stopping and they will not have to give it
back. A general is even looking into returning any money given back in the
past. He admitted it was wrong and is trying to find out why it happened. No
story left here.
Mint Report This Comment Date: November 21, 2007 04:43PM
hope teamwork and ebay. I want those for my office
shaDEz Report This Comment Date: November 21, 2007 11:26PM
CAPS LOCK: READY TO UNLEASH THE FURRY
hahaha that is the funniest
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: November 23, 2007 12:05AM
jgoins Wrote:
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> It was just broadcast that this is stopping and
> they will not have to give it back. A general is
> even looking into returning any money given back
> in the past. He admitted it was wrong and is
> trying to find out why it happened. No story left
> here.
Same old story here... of jgoin lying outright, they cleared Jordan Fox's money
owed, but that was just because of all of the bad Public Relations they were
getting out of it, all of the other soldiers STILL have to give their "sign
up Bonuses" BACK!
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www.cbsnews.com]
jgoins Report This Comment Date: November 23, 2007 11:26AM
They will each be taken on a case by case basis but I imagine those who were
wounded will not have to give it back. If someone gets the bonus then is
dishonorably discharged, do you think they deserve to keep it?
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: November 23, 2007 04:50PM
who gives a fuck, they are just american grunts
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: November 23, 2007 09:27PM
better than a scotch-irish mutt.
oh wait, i'm one of those too. ;(
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 23/11/2007 09:27PM by fossil_digger.
jgoins Report This Comment Date: November 24, 2007 12:46PM
Bush will remain in office until January '09 so people need to get over it.
Just make sure you take the time to vote or you have no right to complain.
shaDEz Report This Comment Date: December 08, 2007 04:50AM
vote for what... and the elections are fixed anyways... this system is a joke!
democracy is a farce
only through a communist revolution can we be free... and that is only through
socialism that we can get to that point
death to capitalism! the world can't wait!
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: December 08, 2007 05:17AM
yeah look how well communism has worked in the past.
