Unkempt Barracks Gaining Attention After YouTube Video

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Unkempt Barracks Gaining Attention After YouTube Video

By NBC Augusta Staff

Army officials say they're inspecting every U.S. barracks buildings worldwide to find out if poor conditions found at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, are a widespread problem.

NBC Augusta checked with Fort Gordon about its Barracks. A spokesperson says several are in poor condition but many are undergoing renovations.

The issue came to light after a soldier's father posted a YouTube video showing mold inside barracks, peeling paint and a bathroom drain plugged with sewage at Fort Bragg. Ed Frawley, soldier's father, said he was outraged.

"This is not a 'if you're for the war or against the war.' This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. It's not what color your skin is or your religion is. This is about Americans supporting soldiers who come out of dangerous combat zones," Frawley said.

New barracks are being built on the base but they are still a few years away from being completed.

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Wednesday, Apr 30 at 3:35 PM dragoncav1 wrote ...

I was on Fort Bragg for 7 years its a problem across the Army. The government will condemn a building and then some officer will get someone else to sign a letter for temperary use and 10 years later it will still be temp use. IM at FT Gordon and we teach out of buildings with the floors falling in. When you put 10 civilians in charge that are all trying to keep a job that isnt even a job its a joke and they all have to prove there needed this is what happens.

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