Yesterday I posted about the travesty of political correctness and lunacy that is smothering the trial of "accused" Ft. Hood mass-murderer/terrorist, Major Nidal Hasan, 4 years after the event. We have gone way too far in the other direction to prove to the world's barbarians and corrupt dictators that we are no where near like them. This is a weak position to take to the extreme.
But today's post is even more sad, tragic, and quite unbelievable...
I am speaking of the way our own military, government, and law makers have treated the victims of the Ft Hood shootings.
The first of many poster boys for this embarrassment is Staff Sgt. Josh Berry, deceased.
Josh served in Afghanistan and had suffered post-traumatic stress while there. He had just returned to Ft Hood and was waiting to file some paperwork before heading home to Ohio. According to his dad, Howard, Josh sounded like he had won the lottery and was anxious to get home.
However, the next day 13 people were killed and dozens injured in the mass shooting at Ft. Hood, including Josh who dove for cover and was wounded in the shoulder. The wounds inside his head were a lot worse. In his fragile PTSD state, the scene of a fellow soldier gunning down unarmed people in a place that was supposed to be safe was too much.
Over the next couple years he was in and out of the VA. His marriage deteriorated. He obsessed over the trial delays and benefits being denied to the victims. As repeated by others from that horrific day, one of Josh's proudest moments was shaking President Obama's hand at a memorial service for the victims of that day. But the governments handling of the victims since the attack left Josh bitter and resentful. Compounded with the preferential treatment that Major Hasan was being afforded...he was never at peace after that.
The culmination of Josh's downward spiral occurred on February 13th of this year when he committed suicide. His father continues to advocate for his son by writing hundreds of letters to Congress and the President, asking for legislation to give the Ft Hood victims benefits equal to soldiers wounded or killed in attacks overseas.
As of today nothing has been done.
Here is a brief video of the officers who ended the rampage that day by shooting Major Hasan:
Army Secretary McHugh is a coward and spineless individual. His statements attempting to address the victims issues are embarrassing to the entire Administration. He actually said he had no knowledge of the survivors complaints after the attack. During the interview he abruptly got up and stated, "I think I have answered all your questions many times over". When in fact he had answered nothing.
None of the victims are currently eligible for Purple Hearts and any talk of it could jeopardize Hasan's trial. What???
None of the survivors are eligible for any benefits combat veterans are eligible for. Seriously? Many of these soldiers were returning from active duty only to be killed or injured on US soil.
The entire incident is being classified as "workplace violence" instead of combat related or terrorism. Please tell me how someone who decided he was on the "wrong side" and guns down Americans on an Army base in the name of Allah (he shouted Allahu Akbar as he was firing away). Is the difference the fact that he happened to be an American soldier that the Army saw fit to promote many times until he reached the rank of Major?
Classifying this attack that way has cost Shawn Manning over $70,000 in benefits that would have been available to a combat related attack. Shawn was shot six times and still has bullets in his leg and spine. Or how about Alonzo Lunsford who was shot seven times and is now blind in one eye.
Yet while these heros suffer the slight and snub of what should be a grateful nation, Major Hasan lives in a special room that meets his needs due to the injuries he suffered when he was finally shot down. He is still earning his military pay which has amounted to over $278,000. In the interest of his safety he is flown daily in a helicopter the 20 miles to Ft Hood in order to have a facility to prepare his defense...because car travel is deemed unsecure. Oh yeah...there is also a escort chopper for additional security! And he has a private guard for at least 12 hours a day.
And we can't pay for the victims benefits??? This is madness.
Google any of these subjecst and you can read even more detail on this crime against our own.
Lastly...do our leaders believe this dog and pony act makes us look compassionate, humane, and fair to the rest of the world when dealing with heinous crime commission? What a delusion that is. The extremists who want all Americans dead love seeing us be such fucking pussies...makes their job easier and hey, if they get caught they too could get three squares and a special needs room to live in.
Excuse me, I must go throw up now...
***Write your Congressman and Senator and demand justice for these victims***
