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We are an informal group of bloggers from the Democratic Convention (credentialed and otherwise) who are pulling together our blog entries, video, live blogging, photos, and more in one place to provide a full view of the Democratic Convention from a grassroots level.

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Extended story at http://www.uppitywis.org/vet-imprisoned- for-seeking-benefits

Story by Michael Leon

Madison, Wisconsin--Since March 2007, Airman Keith Roberts has been imprisoned, serving the first few months of a four-year sentence for five counts of federal wire fraud.

Keith Roberts filed for disability benefits in 1999 after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by private and public medical health professionals.

Though not nearly as horrific as many, Roberts' Vietnam-era service (1968-74) affected him badly, and includes an incident in which he was assaulted by the Navy Shore Patrol in 1969, and he witnessed a fellow airman killed in a gruesome aircraft accident, also in 1969, at Naples, Italy where he was stationed.

I'd like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in progressive politics in Wisconsin to visit Uppity Wisconsin at http://uppitywis.org, either as a reader or (preferably) a participant.