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 »
"Chief Warrant Officer Darrell Birt, Major Cathy Kaus, and Soldiers of the 656th Transportation Company deserve not only clemency but a public apology."
"Restore these soldiers to their rightful jobs and benefits immediately"
"Clemency should be given these people because it was the lack of equipment provided by the military"
"Consideration for Mr. Birt's years of service needs to be given."
"If they picked up an abandoned rifle and used it to defend themselves would they be charged with theft?? Get a grip. ALL CHARGES DISMISSED!!! I VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION & I HAVE A GOOD MEMORY."
"I've got a petition on this as well, at http://www.petitiononline.com/656th/petition.html, and a website detailing it at http://fairtreatmentforoursoldiers.blogspot.com. This is one of the worst injustices I've ever read about, and needs to be corrected a"
"It would be a travesty to allow this conviction to stand."
""We go to war with the army we have". I am so outraged about this. How the US handels this matter will reflect on our nation around the world."
"The French are known for following the rules without understanding the spirit of the law. This is ridiculous. Grant clemency. NOW"
"They only did what they needed to do to get the job done."
"I am outraged! The persons responsible for their punishment are living in a fantasy world. Get real!"
"The ones to be courtmartialed should be the ones who allowed this unit to be under-supplied, NOT the ones who tried to make do with inferior equipment!"
"court marshall those who didn't want to do the mission - not the people who did their job."
"im army for 17 active years"
