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The family of a soldier who was murdered by Nidal Hasan got a warm welcome in Texas at a memorial, and his widow spoke about the poor treatment given to victims still alive:
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A soldier from Fort Polk who'd been wounded by Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood has finally received the medal he should've gotten long ago: Nov. 5, 2009, dawned like most any other day for Pvt. Alan Carroll. The 20-year-old native of Anchorage, Alaska,...
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- Are Fort Hood Survivors 'swiftboating' Obama?
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- Jihad Is Now "workplace Violence?"
So says the Defense Department, and you can't make this shit up:Lawmakers Blast Administration For Calling Fort Hood Massacre 'Workplace Violence' Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood...
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Hero's welcome for family of fallen Fort Hood soldier
The family of a soldier who was murdered by Nidal Hasan got a warm welcome in Texas at a memorial, and his widow spoke about the poor treatment given to victims still alive:
While Greene said she knows her husband died a hero, she said she still hopes the government will one day recognize his sacrifice. In April, the Department of Defense issued a position paper that deemed the deaths the result of “workplace violence” instead of a terrorist attack. The only instance where soldiers stationed on domestic soil qualify for the honor is if they are killed in international terrorist attack. The decision has sparked outrage across the nation as the injured were denied their full military benefits.I don't understand why any military official who may say they're concerned doesn't just pay out of their pockets so that the victims don't have to wait. It's offensive indeed that the army/government so far has refused to pay them.
“It’s disrespecting all of them,” she said.“They don’t have to say it’s just workplace violence. That not what he went in for. He knew what he had signed up for.
“He wanted a career in the military. That’s where he was happiest.”
While legislation has been introduced that would extend all military benefits to Fort Hood victims, Greene said the journey has been long.
“We’re told so many different things.” she said. “I know it would mean a lot for the wounded. They’re being denied certain surgeries and they have to pay out of pocket for surgeries they desperately need. I just don’t understand why they’re not being taken care of.”
Using her contacts, she arranged to bring the family to the Fallen Warrior’s Memorial and for Christie’s two daughters to receive the Folds of Honor scholarship. The award is only open to family members of soldiers killed or captured in the line of duty, which is significant because it rejects the workplace violence designation.Yes, he's right. And every day the government refuses to get behind this legislation and fails to pay the medical bills for the victims, they're only proving they have no commitment to helping them.
While Greene doesn’t know if her husband will receive Purple Heart, for now she’s satisfied with the Hero’s Welcome her family received in her husband’s honor.
In September, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn proposed legislation that would provide Purple Hearts and extend federal benefits to the families of the 13 killed in the mass shooting and the injured.
“It's a just and well-deserved honor that these patriots have earned by their own blood, and these families deserve as a way of ameliorating some of the terrible loss that they have suffered in their own service to our country,” said Cornyn in a statement.
- Soldier At Fort Polk Gets His Long Overdue Purple Heart
A soldier from Fort Polk who'd been wounded by Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood has finally received the medal he should've gotten long ago: Nov. 5, 2009, dawned like most any other day for Pvt. Alan Carroll. The 20-year-old native of Anchorage, Alaska,...
- Committee Uses Funding Power To Demand Fort Hood Answers From Seditious Doj
Victim of a Hostile Work Environment From Atlas Shrugs: The House Appropriations Committee is using next year's appropriations bill to demand from the Department of Justice a clear answer as to the department's alleged role in avoiding calling...
- Members Of Congress Demand Obama Administration Classify Ft. Hood Attack As An 'act Of Terrorism'
From Atlas Shrugs: Finally. This is monstrous. This story is close to four years old. Why did this take so long? And why did ABC wait until after election to run this terrible miscarriage of justice? How far will the jihad sympathizer in the...
- Are Fort Hood Survivors 'swiftboating' Obama?
From Barrack Now with thanks to Will at THE OTHER NEWS: The survivors of Nidal Malik Hasan's jihadist attack are fed up, as they should be. They're tired of watching their country's leaders tell the world that Hasan's rampage was 'workplace...
- Jihad Is Now "workplace Violence?"
So says the Defense Department, and you can't make this shit up:Lawmakers Blast Administration For Calling Fort Hood Massacre 'Workplace Violence' Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood...