Army reopens morale center

[DoYouEverWonder]

Families had complained that soldiers in Afghanistan could not telephone home

Apr 3, 2005

Responding to family concerns, the U.S. Army reopened a morale, welfare and recreation center used by Virginia soldiers to call home from Afghanistan, after it was closed for five days as punishment for graffiti found inside.

The center was reopened Friday -- the same day military spouses complained to The Times-Dispatch and a local family-readiness group leader that the soldiers were unable to use their unit's center at Bagram Air Base to speak with their loved ones.

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Jennifer dePlanque, the family readiness coordinator for B Company, Detachment 1, had sent e-mails up the chain of command raising concerns over the center's closure. Yesterday, she received an e-mail from unit officials explaining the situation.

"When the facility was opened, we wrote a policy letter and informed everyone that graffiti or destruction of the facilities or equipment in any manner would not be tolerated. Those caught doing so would be punished. If no one admitted to doing it, the facility would be closed down. That is what happened in this case," the e-mail states.

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Wouldn't you love to know, what the heck that graffiti said that pissed off the higher ups so bad?

[jimshoes]

1. Prolly something really offensive

like ... pResident DumDum is a boogerhead, or something along those lines.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. I love it

they close down the morale center because morale is bad. Way to go assholes.

[anarchy1999]

3. "wrong attitudes" will NOT BE TOLERATED! Shut up, sit down and

"we'll LET you talk to your husbands, brothers, sisters etc", only if you behave as we tell you to.

I'd love to know what the "grafitti" was.

What was it? It can't be that hard to get? Any investigative journalists left out there? Hell, maybe I should call.

[UpInArms]

4. the beatings will continue

until morale improves

they just don't get it, do they?

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. That's why the higher ups dread the draft

then morale will be the least of their worries.