Pubdate: Sun, 31 Jul 2005
Source: Des Moines Register (IA)
Copyright: 2005 The Des Moines Register.
Contact:  http://desmoinesregister.com/index.html
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/123
Author: Dean Vendivier
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1183/a08.html

MILITARY WILL KEEP DRUG USER BUT REJECTED ME

Regarding the July 26 article, "Soldier Avoids Removal for use of meth":

Here I am, a Type 2 diabetic, who has written to everyone from the White 
House to the govenror of Iowa to get help so I can go over to serve. I 
can't understand, they won't let me go, but they will send someone who uses 
illegal drugs when our military has zero-tolerance policy on drug use.

They are going to let him stay in because he was able to prove himself as a 
good soldier over in Iraq. That's all I ask for, the chance to prove I can 
do my job over there. I guess if I were using illegal drugs I might have a 
better chance of going. There is something really wrong here.

- -Dean Vendivier

Fort Dodge
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MAP posted-by: Beth