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Its an gross exaggeration prompted by a cable network that is and always has been hostile to the US military and will do whatever it can at all times to give it a black eye.

I like many here served in the military and this is NOT representative of a on ongoing consistent state of affairs.

Irs a GROSS misrepresentation that is typical of CNN.



I'm sure this is not representative of most Army (or any other branches) Barracks, but as Dog says, it should not be representative of ANY that soldiers, sailors or airmen should be housed in. To dismiss it as just more CNN propaganda is not the right approach. There IS a systematic problem with budgeting and conditions for returning vets, otherwise there would not have been such a hoopla over the conditions at Walter Reed (or was that just a typical CNN exaggeration). IF it were an exaggeration, in either case, you would not have an almost instant apology from the Commanding Officers, at least you would have had a statement from the Pentagon and Army Command stating that this was NOT typical of Army Barracks. Instead of a normal response (that one would expect if this were indeed meritless), the Military is reacting as if it was unaware of the extent of the situation and moving forward to make it better. Also, this story was not broken on CNN, but was broken by the father of a trooper who was returning from Afghanistan, and was disgusted by the conditions he saw awaiting his son. Dismiss it if you want and pretend everything is hunky dory, but there are continuing stories coming out (from sources other than CNN as well) about issues with the VA, hospitals, etc..., that should at least be investigated. As I recall, Vets returning from Vietnam who complained about side effects from Agent Orange WERE dismissed as lightly as you dismiss this report, and these conditions.

Further, while I will agree I have noted stories at times that are definitely anti-Administration, I can't say that I've seen stories which targeted the miliatry or the soldiers. I think MOST of us have learned from the mistakes of Vietnam.