A Menomonie father's pictures force the Army to look at the conditions inside barracks around the world.

Ed Frawley says he wanted to let members of Congress know about the problems at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

But it turned into much more than that after the video was released on the internet.

Ed Frawley says when he released the videotape of the Fort Bragg barracks, all he wanted to do was gain the attention of a few congressmen to get them to call commanders there to clean up the mess.

Now, he says the issue has virtually exploded.

Ed Frawley says, "You go into it with the intention of trying to fix a small problem and in the end it may fix a big problem."

Frawley says he wanted his son's Charlie Company to have a comfortable place to live after the unit came back from a 15 month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Frawley's wish spiraled from there.

Ed Frawley says, "It's gone into the Washington Post, tonight I had an interview with the AP with the Army Times, with Stars and Stripes. There was a roundtable meeting today at the Pentagon concerning this."

Frawley videotaped his son's barracks about two weeks ago, just hours after the troops set foot on U.S. soil.

Ed Frawley says, "So the week before this soldier's photo was taken, he was in a warzone in Iraq--it's disgusting."

82nd Airborne Unit Commander Jason Davis says, "Problems that they identified and what they were looking through had not been solved by when we got home."

The video also shows peeled paint and mold throughout the entire building.

Frawley says a lot has happened since word got out about the poor living conditions, including a phone call from a Four Star General who's second in command of the Army.

Ed Frawley says, "He didn't want to have any parents have sons come back and move into those kinds of conditions. And I believe him."

Frawley says the barracks he videotaped at Fort Bragg two weeks ago are a lot different today.

But he says, some of the damage just can't be fixed.

Ed Frawley says, "My son painted those barracks three times. They painted over the mold. Mold comes back."

Frawley says he hopes he's opened enough eyes and that the problem won't be forgotten.

Ed Frawley "I want to make sure this thing doesn't get swept under the rug next week and that life goes back to normal."

The Army says it’s offering no excuses for the poor conditions found at the barracks at Fort Bragg.

A statement released by Fort Bragg says work was already underway to fix the problems, but the 82nd Airborne arrived home three weeks early, and that work wasn't finished.

You can find Ed Frawley's video showing the conditions of the barracks by clicking on featured links.

A response from representatives of Fort Bragg :

Garrison public affairs officer Tom McCollum says the fort began repairs on the barracks back in January before the unit got back into town. However, the unit got back 3 weeks before they were scheduled to, and so all repairs were not completed yet. McCollum says Ft. Bragg acknowledges the pictures in Ed Frawley’s video are appalling, but says all repairs have been made and all concerns have been addressed. He says this happened before the Frawley’s video was posted on the internet. McCollum says Ft. Bragg understands their responsibility to take care of their troops and their commitment is to their well-being.

Congressman Ron Kind also spoke up on the issue. Here’s a look at his statement:

- In a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) called on the Department of Defense and U.S. Army to promptly improve unhealthy and unsafe living conditions at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

"In the aftermath of the problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the U.S. Army needs to act quickly to end another national embarrassment," Rep. Kind wrote. "The condition of these barracks is simply unacceptable."

Ft. Bragg is home to the XVIII Airborne Corps and 82nd Airborne Division and has barracks dating back to the Korean War. Some of the barracks are infested with mold, have dilapidated plumbing, and are in general disrepair.

Rep. Kind was alerted to the barracks' deplorable conditions by Ed Frawley of Eau Claire, WI. Ed's son, Sgt. Jeff Frawley, recently returned to the United States after a 15 month deployment in Afghanistan. After visiting his son and taking pictures of the barracks, Ed posted a video of the conditions on the Internet. The video can be viewed at .

"Ed's son and other returning soldiers deserve better," said Rep. Kind. "Without Ed's diligence and hard work, this unfortunate situation would have continued."