{"id":17522,"date":"2016-07-15T20:28:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T20:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/07\/15\/military-medical-malpractice-navy-seal-training-death-more-july-letters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:09:46","slug":"military-medical-malpractice-navy-seal-training-death-more-july-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/opinion\/2016\/07\/15\/military-medical-malpractice-navy-seal-training-death-more-july-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Military medical malpractice, Navy SEAL training death &#038; more: July letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Readers were outraged the U.S. blocks military families from suing the government for medical malpractice involving troops, the subject of a recent special report. Readers also discussed a recent death during\u00a0arduous Navy SEAL training and a Navy medals review that found the late\u00a0Navy SEAL Chris Kyle claimed some medals he did not earn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to share your take on these and other issues?\u00a0Send them to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:navylet@navytimes.com?subject=Letter%20to%20the%20editor\">navylet@navytimes.com<\/a>.\u00a0Include your name, address, phone number, city, state and rank. Submissions may be published in print and online, and edited for content, clarity and space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEDICAL MALPRACTICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responses to &#8220;Tragedy and injustice: The heartbreaking truth about military medical malpractice,&#8221; July 11:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I lost my career in the military and am disabled for life because of a military doctor who refused to listen to me about my injuries early on and caused the damage to be far worse than it could have been if she&#8217;d done her job. It&#8217;s amazing how little accountability these doctors have over destroying our lives and careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katie Stringer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An incompetent doctor killed my baby brother and my parents could do nothing but grieve and bury a child. My mother suffered mentally the rest of her life. The law is not controversial \u2014 it is a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Terry Lynn Weigandt Joyner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spouses lose, too. My son and I were nearly killed due to medical negligence in childbirth after an emergency C-section. They had me sign the papers giving permission, but I wasn&#8217;t lucid. My husband even pointed out that I was in no shape to sign anything and asked that he be allowed to sign it \u2013 they refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My son was born blue and had to be resuscitated. Later, when I read my medical records, part of the wording on the form I signed stated I couldn&#8217;t sue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charlotta Sanders-Fuller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Facebook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHRIS KYLE&#8217;S MEDALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the July 8 article, &#8220;Navy: SEAL Chris Kyle never earned 2nd Silver Star,&#8221; on Navytimes.com:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R.I.P. you will be remembered for your service and may God bless your family for their sacrifices in support of your service to our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jon Kau&#8217;ana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Navy records are still screwed up and I retired 15 years ago. Navy record keeping is atrocious. My retirement certificate is full of errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fred L. Isom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I know the Navy brass is getting pushback from the SEAL community to NOT look into his &#8220;kill records,&#8221; because it is HIGHLY likely that is inflated as well, and it would cause a second look at other SEALS&#8217; records as well as the chain of command engaged in EVAL and FITREP inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Damon Byrne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can appreciate and honor his commitment AND correct what was previously wrong. Personally for someone as famous and well-revered, I find it hard to believe this is some crazy error and it certainly has an air of being not very genuine. I think Kyle should know how many medals he received and find it unlikely someone as sharp as him would claim ownership of awards he never received unless as a way to&#8230;.boost his image. However, if you remember him solely for this then you are truly missing the big picture, which isn&#8217;t measured in number of medals \u2014 it&#8217;s measured in commitment to his job and country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thomas Tj Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t have near the medals that Chris Kyle have even on his amended records. Many of us are careful about what we place on faded uniforms and civilian suit jackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter what was the last medal count was for Chris Kyle, he was still a vital part of the mission in Iraq. Those of us, including me, a two-war veteran in Iraq, appreciated his skills to keep us safe and take out anyone that wanted us harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matthew Allen Ramsay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TRAINEE&#8217;S DROWNING DEATH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the July 6 article, &#8220;Coroner rules SEAL trainee&#8217;s death a homicide,&#8221; on Navytimes.com:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, there were errors made and the student&#8217;s safety was not ensured. Analysis of what actions\/non-actions resulted in this loss of life needs to be thorough in order to prevent this from reoccurring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duffy Melissa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, homicide and murder are not the same thing. Second, there is an NCIS investigation in process and the instructors have been removed from instructing. At the moment, it doesn&#8217;t sound like their fate has been determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jennifer Lapsner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bigger picture here is that the kid probably had a life beyond making it as a Navy SEAL (given the new exit counseling if necessary)&#8230;and he apparently should have been pulled from the water the minute they saw his lips turn blue and his struggling to stay above water. There is a lot at risk involved in SEAL training (I have a friend who tried) in the &#8220;we must break you&#8221; kind of approach. Yes&#8230;.the great majority do not finish the program (understandably so, as eventually lives are at stake on missions, so it has to be rigorous)&#8230;..but you have to make sure those who fail exit breathing. We may hear from a group now saying the instructors need sensitivity training&#8230;.but in reality&#8230;instructors just have to be more strict about when to pull the plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bob Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Via Navytimes.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>_____________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any Naval SEAL trainer who turns blue is in distress. It isn&#8217;t the end of the world if he flunks. He wasn&#8217;t allowed that option. 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