Letters from soldiers going back to Iraq for a second, third or fourth deployment

11/29/05

Published by Jay Shaft- Coalition For Free Thought In Media

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A few months ago I put out a request for letters from soldiers being redeployed to Iraq for a second or third tour. I received about ten letters so far and will be publishing them over the next several weeks.

I am also in the middle of a series of articles about OIF/OEF vets who are suffering from PTSD or have had traumatic injuries and ongoing problems with getting treatment or having claims denied or delayed. The response on that has been absolutely overwhelming.

I expect to be able to release over 20 full-length interviews, and about 30 letters and stories from soldiers who are going through hell after coming home from Iraq or Afghanistan.

I will be publishing a five part series of articles exposing the lack of medical care aand benefits from the VA, the ongoing problems vets are facing with returning to normal life, and a host of problems that the VA is experiencing wit regard to lengthy waits for treatment or even outright denial of benefits to qualified vets.

A full-length interview with Specialist Douglas Barber (he served with the 1485th Transportation Company, Ohio National Guard fro) will be released tomorrow on hundreds of web sites around the world. He has some very strong words for America about withdrawing our soldiers and bringing them home right now before we lose any more lives in Iraq.

I will be publishing an interview with Staff Sgt. Raymond Ramos (he served with the 442nd MP Company, NY National Guard) next week. He also had some very strong words about the need to bring all the troops home and withdraw from Iraq immediately.

Staff Sgt. Ramos is not suffering from PTSD or related problems of that nature. He is suffering from long-term health care issues from exposure to Depleted Uranium. He is having difficulty getting treatment from the VA and they are billing his insurance for medically necessary services they are supposed to provide for free.

All of the vets and soldiers I have spoken to as part of the research on PTSD and traumatic injuries have some very strong words about withdrawal from Iraq and how they feel about the ongoing deaths and injuries to the soldiers serving right now. Even those who support staying in Iraq have said that the soldiers themselves must know when they are coming home. They say that we must stop the loss of life and horrific injuries occurring on a daily basis.

I felt that now was the time to put this out after watching Meet The Press and the Sunday news shows with all the opinions about withdrawal, the and slurs of treason and supporting terrorists against those who are questioning our mission in Iraq.

The various talking heads, “experts