Would you care?

Beatrice Anderson

“When I heard about the accusations that were levied against my son, I was in total disbelief. My health is not the greatest, I suffer with seizures and they are often brought on during stressful situations. During this process I had to rearrange my entire life to help my son navigate his legal situation. I felt as if I had to do the investigation to prove my child’s innocence. I found out that his ex-wife’s mother had paid a youngman a bribe for his testimony. This was discovered after a conversation he and I had over the phone. I recorded the conversation and gave the information to my son’s lawyer and Congresswoman Martha Roby.

This young man also had an affair with my son’s then wife and she was pregnant with his child at the time of his initial trial. A post trial hearing was done and the young man, my son’s now ex-wife and her mother was subpoenaed to testify about the funds. At the post trial, it was determined that he was paid a lot more money than he had admitted to me over the phone. He told me it was in the amount of$10,000.00, but at the post trial hearing it was discovered to be $100,000.00 , which was supported by each of their testimony. Even after this revelation, my son was not exonerated and sent back to prison.The judge stated he didn’t have the authority to rule on the new evidence.

I felt as if the military were determined to convict my son regardless of the evidence that was presented to them. During the trial there was no physical evidence linking my son to his ex-wife allegations. He was convicted solely on the perjured testimony of his ex-wife. I felt the military was not interested in finding out the truth and did not properly investigate her allegations. Therefore, falsely convicting my son of a crime that he didn’t commit.”

Beatrice is only asking for the chance to have an independent third party to review these cases and others like them.

Georgia Livingston

“I would have described my family as a military family. My dad, husband, sons, brother-in-law, and uncles were active-duty and I was incredibly proud of that. My kids were living their lives. I used to think that the hardest part of my son’s military career was watching him deploy. He deployed all over the world and he was good at his job. I have since realized that my biggest fear was one, I didn’t know existed that is until I started living it. My biggest fear, my worst nightmare, is watching my son sit in prison for crimes he didn’t commit. He was convicted without evidence. He is a victim of previous administrations laws. He is a victim of injustice. He has been shown that the military does not need to allow him his basic civil rights.

I would like the reader to know that this is happening more and more. I would tell any mother and father to not let their son join the military. It is too easy how the military can take away your son’s, brother, husbands civil rights. We press on every day praying that our son’s appeal’s attorney can have his conviction overturned, so he can leave the USDB and get his life back on track. His children should not have to come to see their dad in a military barracks and only for a few hours for a few days. I would tell the reader to try to place their selves in our shoes. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.

I want people to know that my son is a good man, he loves his family and his country. He was ever vigilante when he was flying his Blackhawk helicopter and he cared for all personnel, not just in his helicopter. He took care of his family and even though his now ex-wife cheated on him while they were married, he tried to put his family back together.

I thought the military was beyond reproach and that they took care of all their soldiers, not just the female soldiers. Our men in the military have no rights when it comes to their freedom. Women are incentivized to lie. They are awarded funds if they claim to be a victim. Our men are to be PROSECUTED if accused of sexual assault, not investigated. They are immediately brought to trial. The military is destroying these highly decorated, well-trained men based on unfounded claims and there is nothing we can do. My son had no rights, and that the military convicted him without a fair trial and partial jury. His jury was made up of all Majors. My now ex-daughter in law has moved on and is now engaged to my son’s ex-best friend. This same man testified that he only knew them from work, when in actuality, they were all “best friends”. His wife and our son didn’t know they were engaging in an affair.”

Georgia is only asking for the chance to have an independent third party to review these cases and others like them.

Sylvia Martinez

“David from a young age was very responsible. I know most people would think a mom would say this about their sons. But I’m not just saying this. He was a rock everyone counted on. He helped take care of his brothers and he always made sure to include them. If he bought something for himself, he bought them something also. He started working at 16 at the convenience store by our house. He would pay for his cell phone bill and buy his school clothes and his brother’s clothes because we did not have a lot of money. His dad was not in his life since age 5. That is why he always tried to be a role model to his brothers. He finished school a year early and wanted to go to the Marines. His youngest brother followed his path and joined the Army wanting to be like him. His youngest brother has reenlisted, and even while David was incarcerated. David encouraged his brother to join and follow his dream.

I have seen my son go from someone who was 18 who wanted to change the world to a 29-year-old man coming home wrongfully accused of something he did not do. You are never the same person when you are released.

I can see the changes in him. He Is not the person he was. He loves his family. He talks and he participates, but he is different. You lose that person you were. It breaks my heart to see the years he lost out on. To see the look in his eyes.

What was most surprising to me about this process was no one was listening. That evidence was withheld.

David served the time. He will never get back all the birthdays, illnesses, awards, achievements, disappointments, celebrations, and milestones. Nothing can change that. What can help is if justice is served. He does not deserve to go through life with this on him.

I pray people read his story, and this is overturned. David served the time, and we did also. I was moving along, and life stopped. You see your son, your granddaughters and what they missed. Really, I cannot sum it up in words. We will all get through this. David has a lot of people who love him. Thanks”

Sylvia is only asking for the chance to have an independent third party to review these cases and others like them.