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 »
"First and foremost I want to thank Maj. Kaus and CWO Birt, and all of those who have served with honor; placing themselves in harms way. Had I been in their shoes, I would have done the same thing. Considering all of the inhumane treatment happening aroun"
"Donald Rumsfeld should be stripped of his rank and his retirement rescinded not soldier surviving under circumstances he created in a war we should not have embarked on under these conditions."
"Former Marine and I would have done the same thing,If they saved just ONE life by doing what they did then it was worth it They should be PROMOTED instead of CHARGED"
"My Dad is a retired Marine of 32 yrs...these soldiers did what they had to do to complete their mission at whatever the cost which is what I thought they were supposed to do!!"
"They did a great deed."
"a junk pile should be able to be used for any purpose when needed"
"It appears that these soldiers used this equipment to accomplsh a needed mission. The equipment belongs to the Army so as long as the Army has it the Army can return it to the command that abandoned it."
"This is war man! Ya gotta do what ya gotta Do!"
"Vietnam Veteran (USN)"
"Retired with 24 years Army/National Guard service"
"Clemency Now!"
"Someone has their head in a dark moist place."
"Total mockery of justice - from a retired Army Wannant Officer."
"It is a crime that these men were charged for getting the mission accomplished."
"Retired Vietnam Veteran 69-70"
"Don't punish a soldier for doing his job!"
"The mission is always #1 (Mission 1st...men always)"