MRFF's Inbox

September 27, 2008

Dear Mikey,

Thank you for getting back to me so soon. There needs to be more groups and people like you in this world. What your group does is awesome. I don’t know were I else I could have turned. My son was in college at (withheld). He was in his second year and feeling lost with no direction, so he decided to join the Army. I supported him 110%. I told him this would be good for him and that the Army would give him a lot. What I didn’t know was that it would give him the feeling of living in Germany during the 30’s as a Jew. What a fool and bad father I am!!!

My ex-wife received a disturbing letter from our son about antisemitism from his drill sergeant and how his whole platoon was following suit. He was being belittled daily as a FUCKiN JEW and a KEIK. I contacted (withheld)'s office and stirred the pot. My ex-wife then got a call from our son from the exec. General’s office and also talked to him. He told her that they had taken his statement and were conducting a full investigation. Come to find out they put him back into the same platoon. Talk about feeding the lamb to the wolves. I then got a phone call from his Co. to tell me that my son is OK and out of the hospital. Apparently Wed. night he got his clocked cleaned and beat to the point that he was sent to hospital by ambulance with a concussion. He was in bad enough shape that they did a head and neck CT scan. I have since found out that he has an appointment with a dentist for a possible broken jaw!!

They have mentally broken him to the point that he is willing to ruin his life by getting a dishonorable discharge to get out of this hell.
They have now moved him to the (withheld) platoon in the same Co., so everyone knows what happened and why he is there. What have they accomplished? NOTHING!! I feel like this written from the movie “A Few Good Men” and we all know the outcome there. That is what terrifies me. I DO NOT WANT TO BURY MY ONLY SON. Ever heard of friendly fire?

I thought this was America and this is the type of thing our military was supposed to protect us from. In the military bigotry should not exist. How can someone that hates Jews protect us from terrorists that have the same feelings? If this is what this country is all about now I probably need to leave before I fall to the same demise as my relatives during WWII.
I found your group on the internet Thursday night and read about your group. You are my last hope. I do not know whom else to turn to. I am not rich nor powerful, just your average American, so my voice means nothing to the powers to be. I called the White House and they had me fax a letter to the President, but that means nothing along with the e-mail I sent to the VP:

Dear Vice President Chaney,

My ex-wife got a letter from our son whom is in basic training at (withheld). In the letter he describes how his drill sergeant is blatantly anti-Semitic and belittles him about his religion in front of the whole platoon to the point that my son has no friends and is constantly looking over his shoulder. His battle buddy even heard some of the guys saying they needed to beat the shit out of him his sleep for the DS since he is a JEW. This is disgusting to me. I contacted (withheld)'s office about it and they said they would inquire. The gentleman also agreed with me calling the White House about this and I did. They gave me a fax number to fax a letter along with a copy of his letter and I did. Then I called back to inquire when I may hear back from someone and was told maybe 9 - 10 weeks. He will be done by then. How can our Army have someone of authority and in the position of molding our young soldiers be teaching this. This makes me disgraced that my son joined our armed forces, when I was the proudest parent when he enlisted. I know I will not get a response, as I am just your average peon and mean nothing to the POWERS TO BE, but at least I know in my heart that I have done all I can for my son. This is a sad state of affairs, especially with everything going on in the world when we need our young people to step up. I am the one that told my son that this was a good thing and that the Army would be good for him. I now feel like I am the father that fed his son to the wolves. What an ass I am.
I thought that this was the type of thing our armed forces protected us from? I guess I was wrong. If this is the type of things our military is teaching why did we save the Jews during WWII and why is Israel our alley?

Respectfully,

(name withheld)

During these trying times and having an entirely volunteer Army we need every young man and woman we can get. My son was so excited and proud to enlist. He was even starting to run and get into shape, so when he got to basic he would be ready to do what he had to. We talked about it daily and he was so glad to finally have a direction that he felt good about. When we talked, we talked a lot about basic and he knew it would he hard and he was prepared for the physical and mental break downs, but not over his religion. THEY HAVE RUINED MY SON MENTALY and it is my fault for telling him this was good. Now I am asking for your help. You are my last hope. Please help me save my sons life that I have helped ruin. From what I have read if anyone can help me it would be you..
The last contact info I have for him is:

(information withheld)

While writing this, my wife just called me and read me a letter she just got from him. In the letter he tells of the beating. This is his story. He was getting ready to take a shower and someone called him into the laundry room. They told him some of his stuff was in their pile of cloths, so he bent down to look. When he went to stand up and saying he did not see any all he saw was a fist coming at him. It knocked him back and all he could do was protect his face and head as he was being punched in the head, jaw and temple. He was knocked out and woke to 2 privates saying his name a few minutes later. He was then taken by ambulance to the hospital. It was a totally planned ambush and beating.
PLEASE HELP!!!

Thank you in advance for any help from a desperate father for an even more desperate son,

(name withheld)