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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Wounded Soldier: Military Wants Part Of Bonus Back
by Marty Griffin, PITTSBURGH (CBS KDKA-TV2): 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. . . . 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 can't believe he's being asked to return part of his $10,000 signing bonus. . . . [Read More] [What is Your Opinion - Comments Please] Tags:Iraq War, support troops, veterans, woundedTo share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
This is a disgrace and I hope Sen Pryor and Rep Ross will step up to the plate to stop this - we MUST take care of our vets, especially in time of war. To ask them to return their bonuses because they can no longer serve do to wartime injuries is just plain wrong!
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by Marty Griffin, PITTSBURGH (CBS KDKA-TV2): 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. . . . 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 can't believe he's being asked to return part of his $10,000 signing bonus. . . . [Read More] [What is Your Opinion - Comments Please]
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This is a disgrace and I hope Sen Pryor and Rep Ross will step up to the plate to stop this - we MUST take care of our vets, especially in time of war.
To ask them to return their bonuses because they can no longer serve do to wartime injuries is just plain wrong!
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