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Soldier Says Heâs Being Branded a Coward

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Posted by Steve White 2003-11-07 11:21:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In a statement released Thursday, Fort Carson officials said the company commander brought the new charge after judicial officers dismissed the cowardice charge.

Something smells rotten here. If Army judicial officers didn't see fit to press charges, what makes the company commander think that pressing on is worth the effort?

More details in the article would have been helpful.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-7 11:47:05 AM|| 2003-11-7 11:47:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 They story must've left something out. Doesn't sound right at all. They probably did give him a day to get his sh*t straight. I bet he refused orders to go back out or became a "sickbay commando", finding ways to shirk patrols. No one court martials anybody for just wanting to see the chaplain or a wizard.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-7 12:08:28 PM|| 2003-11-7 12:08:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Heavens! Branded a Coward?

Was this about that little fight at Bitter Wadi?
Where all but one man died?

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-7 12:16:04 PM|| 2003-11-7 12:16:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 There had better be more to this than a commander who thinks asking for help is the same thing as cowardice. General Patton got in quite a bit of trouble in much the same way.

Posted by John Anderson 2003-11-7 12:58:37 PM|| 2003-11-7 12:58:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Damn. I was going to make the reference to the old western, but Shipman beat me to it.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-11-7 1:13:13 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-11-7 1:13:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 You Lone Ranger now, Kemosabe...

Posted by mojo 2003-11-7 1:26:40 PM|| 2003-11-7 1:26:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Ditto Jarhead something is missing from this story. A SpecOps guy that see dead people and goes 'Oh my!' The don't train them at some pansy finishing school. They should have found out that he couldn't 'handle it' before he got his green beenie.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2003-11-7 1:38:03 PM|| 2003-11-7 1:38:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Sarge, I agree. Plus, you know them spec ops lads - they're tighter then a frog's ass in water bro. Say he cracked up, they still would've tried to help him out to the nth degree - shit, he's one of their own. They don't let that type of stuff outta the units - especially about an interrogator. One of my bud's is a Ranger - top notch mofo. No way he's gonna let one of his teammates who gets a little shaken take a beating by the command - they always try to fix that stuff on the spot before it becomes news like this.

No one would've pulled this guy's punk card unless he truly did act like a coward or jeopardized their mission.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-7 2:01:44 PM|| 2003-11-7 2:01:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I would lay odds that Jarhead is rite on here, the kid probably did all he could to avoid daily routine. Most of the stories do go untold when an investigation is taking place. You wouldn't expect the prosecution to show his/her cards before the trial would you.

Posted by R.A. Myers 2003-11-7 2:01:55 PM|| 2003-11-7 2:01:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I agree Jarhead. I did my tour with the 101st and if the company commander files something like that, especially in the Special Forces (the 5th Special Forces group housed next to our barracks) something else is going on. If the guy truely freaked out, he would have been sent to a line unit or dischared under mental conditions. I think we are not getting the whole story here.

Posted by Spc Murray 2003-11-7 2:43:38 PM|| 2003-11-7 2:43:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Another report said that he wasn't SpecOps, just attached to the unit.

Posted by Pappy 2003-11-7 2:47:55 PM|| 2003-11-7 2:47:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Agree. There is more to this.

Posted by Sgt.DT 2003-11-7 2:55:57 PM|| 2003-11-7 2:55:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Spc Murray, holy sh*t. We have two things in common - first, we share the same last name and second, my old man was 101st (LRRPs) early 'Nam as well. Welcome aboard Rantburg bro. Thanx for the input.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-7 3:12:37 PM|| 2003-11-7 3:12:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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