Jewish soldier beaten after discrimination report
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By Dan Schillinger
Published: October 3, 2008
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Army officials at Fort Benning are investigating the beating of a Jewish soldier in basic training who was attacked days after he complained of religious discrimination.
Pvt. Michael Handman of Atlanta says another soldier repeatedly punched him in the head and knocked him unconscious in an unprovoked attack Sept. 24. The 20-year-old soldier was treated for a concussion and released to resume his training.
Handman had written to his parents before the attack that drill sergeants were discriminating against him because he’s Jewish. He said one sergeant used an anti-Semitic slur and another ordered him to remove his skullcap in a dining hall.
Fort Benning spokeswoman Monica Manganaro said Friday an Army private has been questioned and released back to his unit but he has not been charged.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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