From: (Active Duty MRFF Client's and Military Member’s E-mail Address Withheld)
Subject: The Catcher in the Rye
Date: June 2, 2023 at 2:09:41 PM MDT
Mr. Weinstein, I am stationed overseas in an active duty combat billet and wanted to finally thank you all the MRFF for intervening on my behalf to help me when my (mid-level military command title withheld) ordered me to stop reading the classic book “The Catcher in the Rye”. I only read it on my personal meal time at the DFAC ("dining facility") at (military installation name withheld).
He had told me that "as a believing Christian" it offended him to see me read it. He never ever said how it offended him. He outranked me by a lot so what could I do?
I also want to stress that this (mid-level military command title withheld) is always reading aloud from his bible and carries it everywhere in front of all of us under his command and is almost always present with him at our (unit title withheld) meetings.
After you contacted our (senior level commander’s title withheld) 2 things happened within a few days.
First, I was informed that I could go back to reading my book “The Catcher in the Rye” by author J.D. Salinger at the DFAC or any other time I was not on mission duty.
Second, Our (mid-level military command title withheld) was told to stop publicly reading from and displaying his bible at our mandatory unit meetings.
This all happened back in mid-April and I’m sorry it took so long to thank you.
I cannot stress enough how much I owe to the MRFF for making this mess go in the right direction.
V/R
(Active duty military member’s name, rank, unit and installation all withheld)
