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Oregon Guard soldiers demand medical care, respect: (PORTLAND OREGONIAN)
May 18, 2010
Greenlees says the Army is wrongly forcing as many as 185 injured soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Team off active duty. He says they accused some troops of feigning injuries to extend their active-duty paychecks, which can be thousands of dollars more than their Guard pay. At least 40 injured Oregon soldiers remain at Lewis-McChord, weeks after their units demobilized after 10 months in Iraq. For past stories on the mobilization and deployment"They were completely unwilling to help us because they see us as weekend warriors," Greenlees said. "We're actually injured. We're trying to get the care we deserve and they're fighting it every step of the way." click here to view
