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 »
"Release & Restore to Rank these military trying to KEEP AMERICA FREE."
"It has always been "Accomplish the Mission", and those of us who have been in positions of authority have done whatever it takes. This case may be "Good initiative, poor judgement". Let's not eat our own."
"I thought the most important thing on the battlefield was mission accomplishment."
"Soldier assigned to 656th Trans"
"These soldiers did NOT piss and moan, they did what they needed to do to get the job done."
"I fully understand why they did it. I worked getting the deploying soldiers ready to go to war. I as a civilian contractor saw the problems they faced. We had to scrounge like you would never believe to get the vehicles to meet FMC standards.It would be a"
"While this story might have slipped from the public's eye, this is wrong and I'll do my part so it's not forgotten."
"It is outrageous that our military in Iraq has not had the eqipment that they needed. These men should not be punished for taking the matter into their own hands."
"I am a 20 year veteran and think the manner in which they were treated is nothing short of outrageous."
"Courtmartial Rummsfeld instead!"
