Clemency for Chief Warrant Officer Darrell Birt, Major Cathy Kaus, and Soldiers of the 656th Transportation Company
Six Ohio-based reservists were court-martialed for taking Army vehicles abandoned in Kuwait by other units so they could carry out their own unit's mission to Iraq.Members of the 656th Transportation... continue reading »
"In war you do what you have to to get the job done and stay alive. If the service doesn't provide what's necessary, to win a war, the people sometimes have to improvise. These were our own vehicles, so who are they stealing from?"
"Prosecution of these heroic individuals is not only unconscionable, it is certainly contrary to the preservation of good order and discipline in the US military services."
"change the military law about abandoned vehicles"
"cannabalization is the norm in a combat zone "Use it or Loose"."
"with out our troops in the midle east who else will do their jobs. They deserve to be reinstated with dignity"
"In Korea, if you had equipment that didn't work we would put together parts from others to at least have one that worked."
"Unbelievable........."
"How can we justify condeming these soldiers for accomplishing their missions."
