The Feres Doctrine: The Fight to End a Systemic Miscarriage of Military Justice

Mark and Kamni learned that rather than appropriately examining Dez, medical staff blew him off and sent him back to training: once examining him for less than three minutes, once refusing to see him at all. According to a sworn statement in the Army’s report on Dez, one of the medical staffers told him, “Go the fuck away.” When Dez tested positive for strep, no one bothered to notify him. As Dez was losing the ability to walk, a drill sergeant called him a “weak pussy” in front of his fellow trainees. The Del Barbas say it was only after… Read Full Article