Retired O-6 bigotry lawsuit to be heard July 21

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Retired O-6 bigotry lawsuit to be heard July 21
By Jack Elliott Jr. - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 20, 2008 6:19:16 EDT

JACKSON, Miss. — A retired Air National Guard officer’s federal whistleblower lawsuit against the Mississippi Military Department and various Guard personnel is scheduled for trial July 21 in federal court in Jackson.

Retired Col. Joe H. “Jody” Bryant Jr., a former officer in the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field in Meridian, filed the lawsuit in 2005, saying his rights were violated under the federal Whistleblower Protection Act.

The federal act outlaws retaliation against whistleblowers.

Bryant was the whistleblower in what became a large-scale investigation of alleged racial bigotry, fraud and favoritism at the 186th.

Bryant claimed in his lawsuit that the investigation created animosity between himself and some of his former colleagues in the unit and at the Military Department.


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