tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382635099156893364.post2961858050054221119..comments2023-10-07T02:21:49.061-07:00Comments on Israel Jewish News: US Army Drill Sergeant Calls Observent Jew "Juden," Prohibits Him From Praying, Forces Him To Remove Kippah, but Army Says It's Not Discrimination???Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04644518523952793214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382635099156893364.post-59353370948097950332009-03-04T20:52:00.000-08:002009-03-04T20:52:00.000-08:00I was one of two witnesses that watched him get in...I was one of two witnesses that watched him get into the fight and I also stopped it from going further. Half if not most of this information is misleading and incorrect. Nobody dragged or told him to go into the laundry room. He went in there to get his laundry and another private came in behind him and shut the door. This same private had a very bad temper problem and had problems in the past, but not with fighting. He came up behind Private Handman and punched him in the back of the head. He stumbled a bit and faced his attacker just as he was hit again. He wasn't completely beaten to the ground or anything or hit after he was on the floor. There was maybe a total of 5-6 punches thrown and after he fell and was on the floor another private and myself rushed in and broke it up. He clearly was not knocked out because his eyes were still open he was looking around and he was mumbling. The other private walked away and I ran off and got the DS that was on CQ that night. We called the MP's and EMT's. Me and the other private along with your company C.O. and DS went off with the MP's to do a sworn statement. I wrote down everything I saw and knew about the whole thing and I swore a oath on every part of it. He was not beaten because of his religion at all! That is the dumbest thing that all 220 people in the company ever heard. The DS's did not single him out by any means. Yes one of them called him Juden but did not mean anything harmful about it. He was beaten up because he was constantly doing the wrong thing at the wrong time and getting our free time taken away or getting us "smoked" which is A lot of push ups and sit ups and so on. He was on his second time around for boot camp and you would think he would have done his part and done well. But he didn't and instead he was getting our platoon in trouble. I was the person who woke him up on my fireguard shift to warn him about what the platoon planned to do to him that night. And I stayed up for hours to make sure nothing happened to him while he was sleeping. I don't believe he is a bad person I just don't think he belongs in the military at all and should probably not try to re-enlist. He was not beaten because of his Religion! I have sworn statements on all of this. I will answer any questions to clear this mess up as best as I can. My email is hockynut12@msn.com or joshua.james.murphy@us.army.milAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382635099156893364.post-38998947931125303112008-10-11T18:00:00.000-07:002008-10-11T18:00:00.000-07:00they are sweeping it under the rug. Slaps on the w...they are sweeping it under the rug. Slaps on the wrist. Go to MRFF link to read all the truth.<BR/>The Dad<BR/><BR/>militaryreligiousfreedom.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382635099156893364.post-45860089223448765312008-10-10T20:12:00.000-07:002008-10-10T20:12:00.000-07:00I served in the US Army and in basic one of the dr...I served in the US Army and in basic one of the drills was Polish and very friendly. No one messed with me and I think that this may be a combo of a jerk sgt. and someone with a chip on his shoulder . Also, if any drill in this p.c. Army today acts like this its off to Watermelon U for him to get retrained. MY own drill was a big old redneck from NC who didn't care how I prayed to God, just could I shoot straight. The company XO was a Black Muslim and my buddy was a Turk. Maybe I just look tough or I handled myslef in a way that kept bigots at bay, I don't know, but often I find that in the military ones attitude has a lot to do with his treatment by others. There are a bunch of JAG lawyers ready to jump on anyone who breaks the rules. You show them something halfway reasonable and they run nuts on people who break the rules and abuse trainees. I went on to serve under a Jewish General, so there is a place in the US Army for Jewish Americans.Yedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094336830865493864noreply@blogger.com