Samuel Snow was sent to a military prison for over a year for allegedly taking part in a bloody riot at Fort Lawton, Wash. during World War II. But he always maintained his innocence. The government finally agreed in October, and he was told the U.S. military made a mistake.

“Then the Pentagon settled up with the wronged soldier,” according to news reports. “But Snow, now 83, was shocked by the small size of the check he received for back pay withheld while he served nearly a year in a military brig. The $725 check he got in the mail included no interest or adjustment for inflation.”

“That hurt my feelings. I was disappointed,” Snow said. “I feel I was cheated out of a career [with the Army].”

He added that “the money is not enough for the decades of humiliation and anguish he suffered for being wrongly convicted, locked up and later dishonorably discharged. Snow said he has no plans to cash the check.”

“I’d like them to pay my back-time with inflation and interest,” he said. “And I would like my retirement benefits.”

Rep. Corrine Brown says Snow’s case is an injustice. She plans to ask Congress to launch an investigation into why Snow’s back pay was not adjusted for interest and inflation.

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