Tag: Faith

Witness

Sergeant First Class

Witness The government calls as a witness Sergeant First Class Trey Smith. SFC Smith was my platoon sergeant for six months prior to my disappearance. The prosecution secured him as a witness to discuss my performance as a soldier. He had been on field exercises with me one time. He also had been on many …

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Court Martial

court martial

Court Martial 19 DEC 89 United States vs. Private E-2 David C. Mike. HHC 5th Battalion, 6th Infantry Ft. Polk, LA Court will come to order. I had gone through some prepping for the court martial from my lawyer Captain Jokinen. I don’t know if I was really fully prepared though, but I here I was. …

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Rank

Private E-2

Rank I had been reduced in rank from an E-3 Private First Class to a Private E-2. This was part of the punishment I received in my Article 15, from my second AWOL. The Army felt that it was mandatory for my uniform to be correct. So, I was taken along with my Class A …

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Sworn Statements

Syringe

Sworn Statements I heard that two of my friends from the medical platoon had been turned in by their Commander, Captain Tessler. One medic, Specialist Bell was known for how hard he partied. He had a major drug addiction. While he was in Panama, he stole some morphine from the Army medical clinic. Using a …

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Arraignment

Arraignment

Arraignment On 5 DEC 89 I was taken to the Ft. Polk court house to have my arraignment hearing. Colonel Grainger was the Judge assigned to my trial. During the arraignment he went over my trial rights. He knew that I had gone AWOL the second time and that it caused my court-martial to be …

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Back to Jail

Judge Advocate General

Back to Jail The next morning we all headed back to Leesville. Having fallen asleep in the car, I don’t remember the ride. Once we arrived, we drove to Jane’s house to drop her off. I changed back into my jail clothes and Thundercloud took me back to VPSO. Jane’s house was just two streets …

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day.  A day for remembering the men and women who died while serving in our country’s armed forces. This day is especially hard for me. As we recognize all those men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while in uniform. I walk around every day with all the freedom they provided …

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Sting Operation

Sting Operation

  Sting Operation   The guard called me out of the cell with no explanation. This was to protect me from being labeled a snitch. I was going to be involved in a sting operation. Thundercloud had come to get me out and take me to Houston to set up my dealer. He told me …

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Inmate Life

Inmate Life

Inmate Life The next day was 23 NOV, and I realized when that it was Thanksgiving Day. There was no celebration, no family, nothing. This was inmate life. Grits, slimy eggs and coffee were served for breakfast. Leaving the two man cell where I slept, I entered the common cell. I kept to myself and observed …

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Civilian Custody

Custody

Civilian Custody On my way to be processed again, I told Thundercloud that there was a dealer who sold to me and a bunch of soldiers. We all had the intent of distribution. Not just one or two hits, we were buying in bulk. There had to be a connection between this civilian and U.S. …

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