Iraq Veteran/NY Firefighter with PTSD losing job

What's next New York? Deny healthcare for 9-11 responders? Oops, already did that one too. So much for appreciating the people step up everyday if Troy is allowed to do this.

They just may need to change their website to get this off

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N.Y. Firefighter on Leave With PTSD Set to Lose Job
BY BOB GARDINIER
TIMES UNION, ALBANY, N.Y.
CREATED: AUGUST 16, 2012

Troy Firefighter Jeffrey Wright, an Iraq war veteran on leave while undergoing treatment for the past three years, is set to lose his job.

TROY, N.Y. -- An Iraq war veteran undergoing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder for the past three years will lose his job Friday as a city firefighter.

"I got a letter last week that I will be terminated Friday," Jeffrey Wright said. "They have tried to paint a very misleading picture of what's going on here."

Wright, 36, has been battling to keep his job since 2010, when he was placed on medical leave by the city. Wright said he has been undergoing treatment since 2009 for PTSD related to his combat service and has not worked since February 2010, when he was placed on medical leave.

Wright was an Army Reserve staff sergeant who served in Iraq from February 2004 to March 2005 and became a firefighter in 2007. He was notified last December by Fire Chief Thomas Garrett that he was being considered for termination under Civil Service Law.

The Times Union reported last month that Wright had recently received a letter from the department saying that action was being taken to end his employment.
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