What happened to “care for soldier”?

24 February 2009

What happened to the core value of care for soldier? 

Before I begin, you have to read this. It is the heart-wrenching story of how 2 parents lost a perfectly healthy and able-bodied son. Their son, who fell while in a military camp, has been in coma for the past 3 years. Heart-wrenching, because the parents who are poor cared for and brought up their son, only to lose him. Despicable, because the organisation and people (involved in this case)  showed little or no sense of remorse or willingness to bear the responsibility. 

No prizes for guessing which organisation it is. 

I just feel so disappointed, so lousy. Are we really that hard-up? Is it too much to ask to pay for the complete medical bills of one who lost almost all his functions whilst in your camp? If people in your camp are not under your responsibility, then whose responsibility are they under? 

Thank God justice was served in the end. Praying that God provides the parents with the strength, and may He bless the lawyer who provided the parents with the free legal service.

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