I just got this back from the 1st Cav Association.
Sir,
You posted a message on our Web page’s Guestbook on Sunday. I thought you might be interested in how things have progressed since this information came to light on the internet.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story on this and you can read it at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=555527. Additionally, Fox News ran a story that is located at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,245718,00.html.
We have received numerous requests for information on how to provide mats to the Soldiers, mostly based on the story by Fox News. We have been able to contact SGT Hess and he reports that what Fox News has printed is not exactly true. His comments are below.
Thank you for your support. I prefer to be the one to say it but fox put words in my mouth about the conditions over here. Yes the company did respond as in the ad but I was not looking for sleeping mats, I was looking for floor mats like in a weight room of a gym. They email questions to me while I was sleeping last night and when I got up this morning I was being asked by my command if I had talk to any reporters and I have not, but PAO will be. Thank you. Jason Hess
The company’s web page is currently inoperative and to the best of my knowledge they aren’t answering their phone.
First Team!
Dennis Webster
Executive Director, 1st Cavalry Division Association
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