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Army Spc. Tyson Johnson III of Mobile, Ala., who lost a kidney in a mortar attack last year in Iraq, was still recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center when he received notice from the Pentagon's own collection agency that he owed more than $2,700 because he could not fulfill his full 36-month tour of duty.

Johnson said the Pentagon listed the bonus on his credit report as an unpaid government loan, making it impossible for him to rent an apartment or obtain credit cards.

"Oh man, I felt betrayed," Johnson said. "I felt, like, oh, my heart dropped."

With all due respect, Specialist Johnson (and the amount of respect due is immeasurable), you didn't just feel betrayed. You were betrayed.

It's really amazing. I thought I'd reached my outrage limit with Rummy's DoD long ago, but it seems that hardly a day goes by that doesn't require a new expansion of the rage I feel over what they're doing to my Army, to our soldiers.

While there's been at least some attention paid to the 1102 American fatalities in Iraq to date, there's been a disgraceful silence about the 7532 wounded (as of the last DoD update on September 27). 'Wounded,' in fact, is often an inadequate term. Spc. Johnson lost a kidney. He was maimed physically, and the goverment he served has maimed him psychologically in return.

He's hardly alone. Take Staff Sgt. Peter Damon.

"Well, in a way, I'm kind of lucky losing both arms because I've been told I'll probably get 100 percent disability," he said.

"Lucky" to lose both arms. Because he'll probably get 100% disability. And hopefully, no calls from a collection agency.

This is the level to which chicken hawks like Bush and Rummy have reduced our brave warriors, and for that I sincerely pray that God will damn their draft dodging, war mongering souls to Hell.