Supporting the Troops: Soldiers Housed in 'Disgusting' Barracks at Fort Bragg

[kpete]

Dad's video of run-down barracks sparks military response

Video shows moldy, rusty building with paint chipping; broken drain pipe

Picture: Soldier in a sink to prevent 3 inches of sewage water from overflowing



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"This is embarrassing. It's disgusting. It makes me mad as hell," Ed Frawley said of the building where his son, Sgt. Jeff Frawley, had to live upon his return this month from a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Frawley said Monday that Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Dick Cody called him to say he shares Frawley's anger and that "there's no excuse." Cody said he would not want his own sons or any troops to return to such conditions, Frawley said.

Frawley's 10-minute video http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/28/barracks.bragg/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
shows still photos from throughout the building, which appears to be falling apart and filled with mold and rust.

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Photos from the communal bathroom show some of the most disgusting images. In one, a soldier stands in a sink to avoid what Frawley describes as 3 inches of sewage water that filled the floor when toilets overflowed.

more at:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/28/barracks.bragg/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

[Rex]

1. So has anyone budgeted in maintenance of military bases or did that one

just drop of the radar too? Fucking sick Repukes and ya know what ALL politicians, you make me fucking sick to my stomach. Why am I reading about this and no one is doing anything about it!? HELLO, get off your fat, rich asses and FIX THE MILITARY BASES IT IS DISGRACEFUL.

Sick assholes. I feel ill.