Wounded Soldier Charged For Damaged Body Armor

[proud2BlibKansan]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A former U.S. soldier injured in Iraq said he was forced to pay $700 for a blood-soaked Kevlar vest that was destroyed.

Medics in January of 2005 removed the vest to treat the 25-year-old soldier for critical shrapnel wounds to his right arm.

First Lt. Eddie Rebrook IV of Charleston, W.Va., had to leave the Army because of his injuries.

Rebrook said before his discharge last week, he had to scrounge up cash from his buddies to pay for the body armor.

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[Coexist]

1. that is disgusting.

[philosophie_en_rose]

2. it figures.

he didn't shoot himself; he didn't cut the vest. He didn't create the war.

But he has to keep on paying.

It's disgusting, but not surprising.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Sadly, not surprising.