'It's going to destroy us:' 17-year Navy vet says mental illness led to discharge and massive debt

SHEBOYGAN— A 17-year veteran of the United States Navy got the boot after he discloses a mental illness, but it's what the government's been doing ever since then that had his family calling the FOX6 Investigators for help.It was hard enough for Nate Duszynski to accept his naval career was over, but then the government started taking his severance pay,  disability checks and tax refunds, even garnishing his wages -- more than $106,000 so far and still counting.Duszynski and his wife say no one will tell them when it's going to end, and it all started when Duszynski disclosed a mental illness that set off a chain of events that led to his removal from the military."It's all I've known for 17 years," Nate Duszynski said.Duszynski was a chief petty officer who worked as a nuclear mechanic on aircraft carriers.

Senator Ron Johnson visits Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Maria

WASHINGTON -- Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, visited Puerto Rico on Saturday, October 7th in the wake of Hurricane Maria.According to a news release, Senator Johnson was there with a congressional delegation to assess damage and relief efforts underway on the island.The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is aiding the recovery effort.PHOTO GALLERYOn Friday, Vice President Mike Pence took in the devastation in Puerto Rico, from high above and on the ground.He offered assurances that better days were ahead — and that the federal government would help hasten them.“The devastation here is overwhelming but the resilience of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands is even greater,” Pence said after visiting a Red Cross outpost on St.