ORLANDO, Fla. -- Many soldiers have been hurt fighting the war in Iraq. But, one from Orange County says the military has abandoned him. John Ramsey hasn't seen a paycheck since June. He says the army and the Florida National Guard are fighting over who should pay him.

John Ramsey was excited to serve in Iraq - and he still supports the war. But after sacrificing his health for his country, his country is neither paying him nor giving him health insurance. And all thanks to a bureaucratic battle worse than any battle he saw in Iraq.

One look around his home, it's hard to miss John Ramsey's pride in being a Soldier. It's practically a museum of military history - centered around his Grandfather - a three star general who fought with the likes of Eisenhower and Mcarthur. "If he were here today I think he'd be speechless," Ramsey said.

In January, the Orange County Sheriff's Deputy was called up for duty in Iraq. While there, he got hurt and returned home in June with serious damage to both shoulders. You'd expect his paychecks would keep coming. You'd be wrong.

"[The bills] Are adding up," he said.

Because he was deactivated and sent back to his reserve base, the army won't pay him. Because he got hurt while on active duty, the National Guard won't pay him. Because of his injury, he can't go back to the Sheriff's Office. Now his wife Laura is the sole breadwinner.

"Who's going to pay this, who's going to pay that," she said. "I shouldn't have to ask my mom and dad to pay our electric bill or our mortgage bill because we can't afford it. So that's very very frustrating."

Frustrating because while Ramsey hasn't received a single paycheck since June, he has received a commendation for exemplary service in Iraq.

"I can't obviously use this to pay my mortgage," he said.

While he waits, Ramsey the deputy is off the street and barred from fighting. And with Christmas around the corner, Ramsey the father worries about the future.

"When we left they told us you'd be taken care of," he said. "All the way through you'd always be taken care of. Don't worry about it. And you know it's not happening that way."

Two months ago, Ramsey says he wrote his Congressman, Ric Keller, for help. A Keller spokesman says they've only known about it for one month and they're working on it.

A National Guard spokesman told Channel Nine they're aware of Ramsey's problem. As for the Ramseys, just six days until Thanksgiving.

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