In the middle of a battle in Fallujah in April 2004, an M80 grenade landed a foot away from Fred Ball. The blast threw the 26-year-old Marine sergeant 10 feet into the air and sent a piece of hot shrapnel into his right temple. Once his wound was patched up, Ball insisted on rejoining his men. For the next three months, he continued to go on raids, then returned to Camp Pendleton, Calif.
But Ball was not all right. Military doctors concluded that Ball was suffering from a traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic headaches, and balance problems. Ball, who had a 3.5 grade-point average in high school, was found to have a sixth-grade-level learning capability. In January of last year, the Marine Corps found him unfit for duty but not disabled enough to receive full permanent disability retirement benefits and discharged him.
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2007-04-22 09:40:58 · 8 answers · asked by R T 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I read the article and what they are doing to Fred Ball and so many others like him, is a total OUTRAGE! The man went to war for this country and they can't give him more than $337.00 a month? As a USAF Vet and the Mom of a USMC Vet who served in Iraq, I have to say I am disgusted by this. The best way to support our troops is to bring them home. Since that is not happening, we must not allow crap like this to happen to our troops. Write to your representatives.
2007-04-22 10:00:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 05:12:21 · answer #2 · answered by doelling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be a lot more stories like these. The Bush administration views our military as expendable for their war.
Bush has already cut funding to certain military programs designed for traumatic brain injury.
All you lame neo-con fools that support the war, and who keep saying that liberals don't support the troops, should check out the link below.
2007-04-28 06:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These kind of stories make me boil! When my daughter came home on leave from Iraq, she told me stories that will probably be with her for the rest of her life. I could NEVER understand how we can pay sports figures and movie stars millions, but when it comes to our military, law enforcement, firemen, etc., they get far far less. Something is terribly wrong here. Our men and women are risking their lives every single day and not only are they not taken care of properly; financially, emotionally, etc.but, they still have to abide by very strict rules with the military. Mr. Ball risked his life for us and his fellow soldiers and for the rest of his life, he should get the best of care, financially and physically.
2007-04-22 14:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by Nancy D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a good lawyer will read that and offer his services to obtain the care this brave soldier deserves.
2007-04-22 09:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by janice 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
our troops have no choice to follow their orders, and we support them because if we do not do
they will lose their hope, and .......
don't you dare or any body else blame our solders.
old man talks young man dies
2007-04-28 11:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by not fair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wanna support troops???? 3 words: BRING THEM HOME
2007-04-28 10:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by riaz4918 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and because we have to to keep our sanity.
2007-04-28 06:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋