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 »
"Our government sent these people to Iraq to do a job and they are doing it to the best of their ability. Major Cathy Kaus and Officer Darrell Birt have a responsibility first to their country and second to the men and women they lead. They did the job the"
"don't punish our troops for doing their job"
"I don't believe charges should have ever been brought against Chief Warrant Officer Darrell Birt, Major Cathy Kaus, and the Soldiers of the 656th Transportation Company. I feel that they should all be granted clemency."
"get-er-done"
"Sometimes in the heat of battle one must do things one would not normally do. These soldiers, when faced with not being able to support American Troops, found a way to get the mission done! Their actions may have saved American lives on the battlefield. W"
"Mother of Us Soldier"
"This is unjust and degrading to all soldiers."
"I know the Birt family very close, and they have done more than enough for this country, and they should be recognized"
"This should not happen to this man!!!"
"This is a direct result of the "War on the Cheap" Plan that was put into effect. Was there, fought against it and lost. Ask the troops who got the supplies if they cared how it got there. Having been both Combat Arms and a Logistician (Transporter) I woul"
"This was SOP in time of war, some second lt., trying to make a name for him or her self. This case has no merit, but I'm not a military man anymore."
"Should have been a comendation not a court martial. The founding fathers are rolling in their graves."
"This requires immediate action."
