Comments on: Request for Support http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/02/27/request-for-support/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Warren Enos http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/02/27/request-for-support/#comment-753 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:58:51 +0000 http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/02/27/request-for-support/#comment-753 Mr. Ribotto: Your comment sounded very perfunctory to me. Iassume you have not reviewed Capt. Sargent's case. Here is a man who grew up in a sound home with no criminal activity in his background. Otherwise, he would not have gotten where he did in life nor the Army. A good student, athlete, Eagle Scout, USMA graduate and an officer with a fine Service record. His problem began with his hip injury being misdiagnosed by the Army and put on an ineffective pain killer, and kept on it for 4 years without pain relief, thus addicting him! During that time, he developed PTSD compounding his problem. Driven by this condition, he robbed two drug stores for pain killers, harmed no one and turned himself in. Since leaving the Army, a civilian operation has corrected his physical problem. He has been serving time and is now in drug rehab and doing some Community service work. However, the Santa Clara DA wants to send him away for 12 to 24 years. What kind of justice is that to bring a wounded Vet back into society? Capt. Sargent Binkley served his Country well, but the Army let him down and the Country, vice Santa Clara County, is about to desert it's own - for what - vindictiveness! Take another look here jribotto. This may help you some and maybe you can help Capt. Binkley too? Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch v=pZWN2D1yQbo and type in "Sargent Binkley" and bring up the video. E.B.Mechling, Jr, Colonel, USAF Retired Easton, MD. Mr. Ribotto:

Your comment sounded very perfunctory to me. Iassume you have not reviewed Capt. Sargent’s case.

Here is a man who grew up in a sound home with no criminal activity in his background. Otherwise, he would not have gotten where he did in life nor the Army. A good student, athlete, Eagle Scout, USMA graduate and an officer with a fine Service record. His problem began with his hip injury being misdiagnosed by the Army and put on an ineffective pain killer, and kept on it for 4 years without pain relief, thus addicting him! During that time, he developed PTSD compounding his problem. Driven by this condition, he robbed two drug stores for pain killers, harmed no one and turned himself in.

Since leaving the Army, a civilian operation has corrected his physical problem. He has been serving time and is now in drug rehab and doing some Community service work. However, the Santa Clara DA wants to send him away for 12 to 24 years. What kind of justice is that to bring a wounded Vet back into society? Capt. Sargent Binkley served his Country well, but the Army let him down and the Country, vice Santa Clara County, is about to desert it’s own - for what - vindictiveness!

Take another look here jribotto. This may help you some and maybe you can help Capt. Binkley too? Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch v=pZWN2D1yQbo and type in “Sargent Binkley” and bring up the video.

E.B.Mechling, Jr, Colonel, USAF Retired
Easton, MD.

]]> by: jribotto http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/02/27/request-for-support/#comment-752 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:01:16 +0000 http://www.cal-moaa.org/blog/2008/02/27/request-for-support/#comment-752 I'm sorry and with all due respect, I find it difficult to justify MOAA's or Cal-MOAA's involvement in a situation like this. I’m sorry and with all due respect, I find it difficult to justify MOAA’s or Cal-MOAA’s involvement in a situation like this.

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