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An injured soldier who spent a year recovering at Joint Base Lewis-McChord said the military gave him a Purple Heart--and a bill for $3,000, KIRO-TV reports.

Former Oregon National Guard soldier Gary Pfleider told the news station that the base billed him for equipment he allegedly lost. In 2007, Pfleider was shot by a sniper in Iraq.


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In the companies I have worked, the employee issued company equipment, they are responsible to return it...or reimburse the company for the loss. I'm not too bothered by a soldier expected to do this. I am surprised that this particular instance has reached the press without being resolved. I'm thinking there is more to this. Perhaps some documentation not properly submitted by Pfleider? Since he was in combat seems to me if he reports that he used the grenades in battle and his uniform was cut off while he was being treated should have gotten rid of the charges.

I don't know how they do it these days but when I was in the Navy we paid for all of our Uniforms after the first issue.

This story is just as bad: Soldier loses paid-off home after missing $800 in dues

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