Commander: Sill mold was not ignored

Mold can be found around some ducts in the barracks of the Wounded Transitional Unit at Fort Sill, Okla. Some soldiers say they have been affected by air in their rooms.


Commander: Sill mold was not ignored
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 20, 2008 6:32:41 EDT

LAWTON, Okla. — The commander general of Fort Sill has denied published reports that said complaints about mold in the barracks of wounded soldiers went “unheeded for months.”

Allegations by Sgt. William Barnett, Spc. James Dodson, Staff Sgt. Michael Riley and 17 others were included in two articles released Monday by USA Today.

Soldiers told the newspaper they first noticed layers of mold in flexible air ducts above the ceiling when ventilation covers were removed for cleaning. They also alleged that when complaints were made, they were not only ignored but ordered “not to speak about the conditions at Fort Sill.”

“The thing that bothers me the most is the insinuation that there was a complaint and that complaint went unheeded for months,” Maj. Gen. Peter Vangjel said. “That is simply not true.”

Col. Robert Bridgford, garrison commander, presented a timeline regarding the mold.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/08/ap_sillbarracks_081908/