Recent content by trailerparkmedi

Thank you.... I just want everyone who is all "Yay for Iraq! We stopped the bad guys!" to think of the parents, friends, and 20 year old widows of the dead soldiers. Then, think of the guys who come back without a leg because we have them drive around 1SG in an unarmored Humvee, or have PTSD...

Ok, so the charges were brought again today *sigh* So, thanks for everyone's help, which I've really appreciated, but I think he's actually going to be able to get a lawyer now, and maybe get this damn thing over with.

He was never confined, just reassigned to a different platoon--their reasoning seems to have been that they were short enough, they couldn't have 8 experienced guys (2 tank crews!) just leave right before the elections. If they do bring charges against him, will his lawyer be able to waive the...

Yes, that's the original thread. I had no idea where I'd originally posted as that was all done on a computer in Maryland. Not that it matters--I was asking a fairly unrelated question. Though, if I were to follow the advice of everyone on this forum, can he say his PTSD made him do it? </sarcasm>

Yes, I did post when he first told me about all this :) He was charged in early November, and then they dropped the charges in mid-Feburary. He has yet to actually meet with any counsel--one person from TDS spoke to the four of them in November, but nothing since.

What is the name of your state? Texas My husband was charged with accessory to larceny and posession of stolen property while in Iraq. Shortly before returning home he got a paper saying all the charges had been dropped. He's still flagged because everyone in his company is saying that they...