Post PTSD care again under fire:Congressional staff to visit; soldier dies

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Post PTSD care again under fire
Congressional staff to visit; soldier dies
By CARY LEIDER VOGRIN THE GAZETTE
May 1, 2007 - 11:11AM

A veterans advocacy group that claims the military isn’t doing enough to help soldiers with mental-health problems plans to bring several congressional staff members to Fort Carson in mid-May.

Members of Veterans for America and a spokeswoman from Missouri Sen. Kit Bond’s office said Monday they doubt the Army is adequately meeting soldiers’ needs, despite earlier visits to the post.

“We keep hearing from soldiers that there are problems, and the cases just don’t stop coming,” said Steve Robinson of Veterans for America.

Robinson and fellow activist Andrew Pogany announced the impending visit via teleconference on the same day a Fort Carson soldier they’d met with last week was found dead in his home.

The El Paso County Coroner’s Office said an autopsy will be conducted today to determine how the soldier, 40-year-old Staff Sgt. Mark Waltz, died. Pogany and a family friend said there was no evidence of foul play.

“I just know that this soldier reported to us and to me that he was having severe medical issues, that his medical needs were not being met,” said Pogany, a former Fort Carson soldier.

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