Jun 24
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 …
Jun 17
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. …
Jun 14
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 …
Jun 10
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 …
Jun 03
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 …
May 27
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 …
May 20
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 …
May 13
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 …
May 06
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. …
Apr 29
Turn Myself In Thundercloud told me that when I got back the next morning he would meet me at Jane’s house. It would be better for me if I were to turn myself in to him. It was about a four and a half hour trip back to Ft. Polk and so I decided …
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