VA Counselor "dress up as a disabled Marine for Halloween"

Bad judgement match bad attitude? Consider what this man is in charge of and then understand how the veterans must feel after discovering this stunt was supposed to be funny.

The VA counselor who thought it would be funny to dress up as a disabled Marine for Halloween
Washington Post
Lisa Rein
November 19, 2015

Pottle, who runs therapy groups for veterans with substance abuse issues, has apologized in e-mails to Coleman and to his supervisors at the Phoenix VA.

A social worker at the troubled Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix has been placed on leave after he wore a Halloween costume to work that appeared to mock a disabled Marine who was punished for reporting the mishandling of suicidal veterans.

The social worker’s supervisor, who allegedly allowed him to wear the costume all day, also has been placed on administrative leave, officials said, while VA brings in outside investigators to sort out what happened.

“In the scheme of things, this was not in good taste,” Jean Schaefer, spokeswoman for the Phoenix VA, said Wednesday of Jeremy Pottle, who came to work on Oct. 30 wearing a blond wig with blond ponytail, fake beard and fake U.S. Marine Corps tattoos, a cane and a pillow under his shirt to make it look like he had a pot belly, according to witnesses.
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Fort Bragg Soldier's Choice for Halloween Costume Caused Emergency Response

Never mind "what was he thinking" when he must have not been thinking at all.

Soldier's Suicide Bomber Costume Sparks Fort Bragg Security Response
NBC News
by PHIL HELSEL
October 31, 2015

A Halloween costume at Fort Bragg prompted an emergency response after a soldier tried to enter the North Carolina military installation dressed as a suicide bomber, the military said.

The soldier was not identified.

The costume prompted a gate to be cleared and a response from an explosive ordnance disposal team, Fort Bragg said. The costume included a simulated explosive vest. "Costumes of this sort are not allowed on Fort Bragg," the base said in a statement.
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Fort Bliss soldier faces murder charges after death of constable

Officials: Soldier Charged in Death of Texas Constable
Texas News
Monday, Nov 3, 2014

A Fort Bliss soldier has been charged with capital murder after an off-duty constable working security at a Halloween haunted house died following a fight.

El Paso County jail records show 19-year-old Devon Huerta-Person was being held Monday on $5 million bond. Online jail records don't list an attorney for Huerta-Person, who was charged in the death of El Paso County Constable Robert White.
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