09-19-2007, 07:54
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Dirt bag and coward
A Bronx soldier who hired a hit man to shoot him in the leg so he wouldn't have to go back to Iraq was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday after admitting he lied about being in combat and witnessing atrocities.
For months, Jonathan Aponte detailed the horrors he'd seen in combat, talking of the smell of burning flesh, the sound of car bombs and the horror of "being shot at every day" by insurgents.
The 20-year-old's story garnered him sympathy nationwide and he was invited on the Star Jones show to pour out his heart.
In a stunning reversal, prosecutors said yesterday it was all made up: Aponte worked in a warehouse during his Iraq tour and never saw combat.
Jim
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09-19-2007, 08:41
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What a POS!
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09-19-2007, 08:44
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There's actually a Star Jones show ? 
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09-19-2007, 11:13
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They should make him serve his year sentence handcuffed to the wheel of a Humvee. 
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09-19-2007, 11:59
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I was on a domestic violence call the other day, and the suspect started talking about being prior military. Turns out he did a tour in Iraq, and was slated to go back (he was an active duty bradley gunner) when he decided that he wanted out. "F*ck that sh*t" were his exact words...
So he tried to get a medical for PTSD..... when that didn't work, he decided to try the "hearing loss" angle. He straight up said, "they put you in a booth and tells you to push a button when you be hearing something........ I just didn't push the mo'f*ckin' button." He was proud of it.
He got out, and apparently got a 20 percent disability rating for hearing loss.
He now works as a firefighter for our fine city, and had been fighting with his baby's mother over the fact that he had failed his EMT exam for the third time (new firefighters have 4 chances to pass it within their first year, or they are let go). Most pass it while still in the academy......
Piece of crap.
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09-19-2007, 17:24
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Originally Posted by mdb23
I was on a domestic violence call the other day, and the suspect started talking about being prior military. Turns out he did a tour in Iraq, and was slated to go back (he was an active duty bradley gunner) when he decided that he wanted out. "F*ck that sh*t" were his exact words...
So he tried to get a medical for PTSD..... when that didn't work, he decided to try the "hearing loss" angle. He straight up said, "they put you in a booth and tells you to push a button when you be hearing something........ I just didn't push the mo'f*ckin' button." He was proud of it.
He got out, and apparently got a 20 percent disability rating for hearing loss.
He now works as a firefighter for our fine city, and had been fighting with his baby's mother over the fact that he had failed his EMT exam for the third time (new firefighters have 4 chances to pass it within their first year, or they are let go). Most pass it while still in the academy......
Piece of crap.
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Not very smart to admit his fraudulent claim for VA benefits. Not to mention that someone that badly needs and deserves them is still awaiting eligibility clearance.
Not to mention that he supposedly cannot hear, therefore making him a liability as an EMT and Firefighter.
Clearly a scumbag.
Last edited by 82ndtrooper; 09-19-2007 at 17:26.
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09-20-2007, 16:26
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mdb23,
I make the assumption that you are a law enforcement officer of the highest caliber. Is there any way you could turn that sorry punk in to the VA? Because he is stealing money from you and me and all other taxpayers. He will continue to steal money until he dies. Thing is, he IS STEALING!!!! He did not earn those benefits, he is stealing them. This guy confessed to committing a crime to you and he is still committing the crime. I wonder if you could end it.
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Originally Posted by mdb23
I was on a domestic violence call the other day, and the suspect started talking about being prior military. Turns out he did a tour in Iraq, and was slated to go back (he was an active duty bradley gunner) when he decided that he wanted out. "F*ck that sh*t" were his exact words...
So he tried to get a medical for PTSD..... when that didn't work, he decided to try the "hearing loss" angle. He straight up said, "they put you in a booth and tells you to push a button when you be hearing something........ I just didn't push the mo'f*ckin' button." He was proud of it.
He got out, and apparently got a 20 percent disability rating for hearing loss.
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09-26-2007, 21:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdb23
I was on a domestic violence call the other day ...
fighting with his baby's mother ...
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Gotta love that baby momma drama ... that and crack cocaine keeps food on the table at the Sain house. 
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09-19-2007, 16:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spartan359
They should make him serve his year sentence handcuffed to the wheel of a Humvee.
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I would prefer not to serve with his ilk...
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09-19-2007, 14:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by incommin
A Bronx soldier who hired a hit man to shoot him in the leg so he wouldn't have to go back to Iraq
Aponte worked in a warehouse during his Iraq tour and never saw combat.
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What a malignant piece of trash
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