I'M Back!!!!

Alright all you readers of what I have to say and think is interesting, sorry for being gone so long.  But now, I have also joined facebook.  Weird for me because i'm not really good at keeping in touch with people and not really sure i care all that much.  I know, it sounds bad and it probably is.  It's not that I love to see people I haven't seen in a long time nor talk to friends I haven't connected with in a while.  Yet, I am a very content person.  Terrisa would say that I'm kinda crabby and anti-social.  I do look at T.V. personalities that are "crabby" and kinda sympathize with them.  I mean c'mon, Red Forman from that 70's show is a great guy who has housed the whole neighborhood at one time.  Under his "who gives a damn" is a caring person.  I.E. the episode where he watches Hyde (who is living with him) loan his dead beat dad money.  Or even the one where Eric finds out Donna is on Birth control, he just wants his son to be safe, so he hoses him down in the middle of a Wisconsin winter!!!  HAHAHAHAHA But he just wants to be with his family and be left alone.  Ok, he just wants to be left alone.  But he is raising his hop head and his slut the best he knows how.  Good for you Red Foreman!!  Take a stand lest the Commies get to you!

I am not that bad, but I can see where he is coming from.  Generally, People are Dumb asses!!

Plea for help.

This is an Email I received from one of my long time friends.  It shook me to the core because of this man's personality.  He is a strong "do-it-myself" kind of a guy.  Never wants a handout or even asks for help, and sometimes refuses it when offered.  If he is sending this, his pride is broken and can no longer go on.  I ask anyone who reads this to pass it along to those who can help.  I have already Emailed it to Gov. Huntsman and Sen. Hatch, however I don't know the best way to contact the local news or news papers, through which I believe the quickest results will come.

Please read and help where you can.

      To the Editors and News Managers receiving this, 

      I hope that after reading this letter that you will be willing to help me make my plea for help.  Words can’t convey the depths of misery that my current situation has sunk me into and I hope that you will be willing to do what you can to help me out by printing or having read this letter.  I’ve turned to everyone I can and have been denied aid at every turn.  I am making one last plea to the people of Utah for their support.  But I can’t get their support if you, the ones who control what they see, read, and hear, aren’t willing to make my request known.  I’ve done my best to describe my circumstances and at the same time remain brief,  I know your space and time is valuable.  If I had the funds, I would pay for the advertising of this request, but I am unable to do that.  So I place my fate in your hands and hope that your decision will be to do your small part in helping out a fellow citizen who has tried to do his part as well.  Thank you in advance for your support.  If you need to contact me I can be reached in the following ways 

Email: jax.jensen@us.army.mil

Telephone: 801-368-3971

Mailing Address:  SPC Richard Jensen

                              F. Co. 309^th MI BN 

                              Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 85613.   
 
 

      Dear fellow citizens of the Great State of Utah.  My name is Spc. Richard Jensen and I am writing to make a great plea for your assistance.  I have been an Utahan all my life; grew up in Bluffdale, graduated from SLCC and the U. of U., and am raising my family of six in Pleasant Grove.

      In 2006 I made the decision to join the Utah Army National Guard.  I shut down my growing successful Real Estate business, took a massive pay cut, kissed my wife and children farewell and left for training.  My goal and desire was to engage my efforts and abilities in the protection of my family and our community.  It’s a job that needs to be done that I was willing to do.

      I currently find myself in training at Fort Huachuca, Arizona where I have been stationed since August of 2008.  Due to a back injury incurred during training my stay here has been indefinitely prolonged.  My situation however is more dire than a simple injury.  Since my arrival here I have been the subject of constant sexual harassment that has worn me down and brought me into the depths of misery.

      Constant harassment, threats of abuse, cadences sung about me by my Platoon, and the Platoon Sergeants making it clear that I deserve no respect.  I have made pleas for relief through the military chain of command which has proven itself unwilling to provide assistance.  I have asked my fellow soldiers, my NCO’s, my Platoon Sergeants, my First Sergeant, my Company Commander, my National Guard Liaison, and several Chaplains for assistance.  My efforts have all been to no avail.  They are either unable or unwilling to provide relief and refuse to remove me from the situation and appear helpless to prevent it. 

      The effects upon me have been disastrous.  I’ve been abused, assaulted, intimidated, scorned, and mocked for so long that I’m on the brink of collapse.  I’ve had several emotional breakdowns; moments of weeping and sobbing where I have actually spoken the words asking death to release me from the situation. The strain has become unbearable.

 My normal nature has been one of optimism, hopefulness, and joviality but this situation has brought me to the edge of the cliffs of despair and is preparing to push me over.  And because of my current injured status there in no hope of change in the future.  I’m no longer training and can’t simply graduate and come home.   I am here indefinitely and have no hope of change for my situation.  No one in the Army is willing to make the decision to provide me with relief.

       So why do I write to you and bring these facts to public knowledge?  To plead for your help.  I’ve been told the only reason that I can’t recover from my injury at home, away from the abuse and despair, is that sending me home would mean the State of Utah would being paying for my care, instead of the Federal Government.  I’m hopeful that the people I joined the military to protect are willing to protect me now, that the money isn’t more important then the person. 

      There are people with the authority to bring me home; who can choose to continue giving me the medical care I need and simultaneously remove me from the current situation.  What I ask that is that you help persuade them that they should make that decision. 

      So I implore you to contact our elected officials and let them know that you would like them to intervene in behalf of a soldier in need.  Call or write to Governor Huntsman, Senator Hatch or Bennett, or one of our House Representatives.  Let them know that you support them in assisting me.  Let them know if you aren’t willing and that you think I’m out of line. I’ll trust that to your judgment.

      But I beg you for your support.  I’m struggling to hang on to the end of my rope.  Some of the Army personnel are willing to help and realize I’m in need of it, but they are handicapped by regulations.   Someone in authority will need to make the decision that I am worth the effort, and that means they will need to know if the people of Utah think I’m worthy of their assistance. For 30 years you’ve been my family, friends, neighbors, classmates, and clients.  Those of you who know me, please make the call yourself and then ask your friends and neighbors to do the same.  Let them know my life is worth it.

      If your not willing to call, write, or email someone in authority but want to offer me some much needed emotional support, I can be reached via email at jax.jensen@us.army.mil.  Thank You.  

I don't know why that posted in blue and underlined?  I'm still learning this blog thing.

This is an old picture of my wife, but I just wanted to show how beautiful she is.  I'm a sap and I know it, I just thought it would be a good picture to show of her.

Pics of the stuff

Here are the iPod and blanket pics, I'm a motard and still learning this blog stuff.

Christmas Fun

My family is awesome and we had a great time for Christmas this year.  Although I got very few pictures from it.  I'm a moron and left the battery to the camera on the charger at home.  :(  But we took

some good pictures from our Christmas Eve Bash at my Mom's house.

Each of us "kids" did a Christmas activity.  Jennifer, my sister, had all the children act out Luke 2.  It was fun.  This is Morgan being a Wise "Man". And Mace was playing Joseph.  The kids didn't really get it though, they did have fun.  Gabriel played the angel Gabriel, big stretch for him.  We decided to do something a little more secular, we had the kids make reindeer food.  It was fun.  For the recipe contact my beautiful wife. 

The best thing we did though was what we did with presents.  Instead of all the kids exchanging gifts this year, we found a family that needed a little boost, and we bought for them.  It was great to see the way Mace got into to it and suggesting things.  I loved the fact that we showed the kids that it's not always about what you get, it mostly about what you give.  My mom did an awesome thing this year and made each of the kids blankets of there own.  Mason got a Utes blanket!  She said I couldn't have it, :_( sad.  But it's really cool looking.  Morgan got, what else, a princess blanket.  They both love them.  

Also, my wife was good to me again this year.  She got me a Red iPod, I don't know how she knew, I hinted so subtly.  Hehe.  

New Blog spot!!

So I have an entirely new spot just for sports!  That way I leave this to family stuff.  the new one is biasedsportsreport.blogspot.com