I've embedded a link to an article from CNN and a link to the video that the article addresses.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/28/barracks.bragg/index.html [1]

The article starts:

The U.S. military is promising action to address conditions in a barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after a soldier's father posted images on YouTube showing a building that he said "should be condemned."

The troops assigned to this barracks lived in it before they left for a 15 month deployment to Afghanistan. When they returned they were assigned to the same barracks. It had been closed up and unused for the entire 15 months. Why? Because it was supposed to have been replaced with a new one. 

A quote from the article: 

"Our paratroopers are our most valuable resource, and our commitment is to their well-being. Our actions now must represent the best we can do for our soldiers."

"Fundamentally, we acknowledge these conditions are not adequate by today's standards," he added.

I cannot express how furious this statement makes me. The condescending attitude of the second sentence is the essence of the lack of moral standing of our military leaders. By today's standards? When were these conditions ever adequate? Obviously the day before the father posted the pictures on the web. And they are still living there waiting for it to get 'fixed'.

Walter Reed and now this! Where the hell is the outrage from the American public or the Army Brass? Where is the 'support'? This did not just happen overnight. It was obviously acceptable to the Commanding General and all who work for him.

The only outrage is for the fact that they got caught doing the same crap to our troops that has been going on for years. The moral trpitude of these military leaders is unacceptable on any day.

To even consider subjecting our troops to these conditions should be an offense that gets you relieved of command immediately. Isn't going to happen folks. This is SOP.

Here is the link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46vYZFU1Dew [2]

It is approximately 10 minutes long. It is worth the time to watch every second of it. This is how our troops are treated on a regular basis.

If you have time also watch the interview with the father that is embedded in the article. You can see the fury and the tears lurking under the surface.

This probably isn't my most eloquent post but the fury is lurking under the surface for me also. And this is about as coherent as I can get.

Mike Heemer