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I DON'T KNOW BUT I BEEN TOLD, ALL MY EARTHLY BELONGINGS GOT SOLD

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - When Patrick Rogalin returned home from his deployment to Iraq, he expected to find his belongings awaiting him, safe and secure in a Public Storage facility.

Instead, he was greeted by an empty storage locker, and a lot of bad luck.

When the 20-year-old Army Reservist found out he was headed to Iraq, he made sure his affairs were in order, including safely storing his personal possessions in a Public Storage unit near St. Louis.

Rogalin also set up automatic payments through his bank, knowing it would be difficult to manage from his overseas outpost, reported The Springfield News-Leader.

But when the future Army officer returned home, he discovered that the company had auctioned off his belongings, claiming the bill hadn't been paid.

"When I got back I called Public Storage to find out the status of my account and they told me the contents of my storage container had been auctioned off in June because the bill hadn't been paid," Rogalin told the newspaper.

FOXNews.com

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Like it's not bad enough getting sent to Iraq to fight for oil and also because Saddam tried to kill George's dad and didn't have anything to do with 9/11. Then while you're over there, somebody cleans out your checking account and makes you lose all your stuff! I'll bet Audie Murphy never had to put up with this crap.

Say, Public Storage has a website, and so does the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. How about that?

[I am THE Jim Treacher!]

P.S. Thanks to Charlie (from Colorado) for pointing out that Public Storage has settled up with the soldier. Good to hear. Their press release is here.

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