Read the CBS report. That soldier's family has not demented the report.
Look up the word
demented in the dictionary.
Your misuse of it could be the result of poor reading and writing skills and a very limited vocabulary. Try using
The instead of
That when starting your sentence.
Based on all of the above, I will not bother to read anything you write.
[MENTION=34694]usmcstinger[/MENTION] - I will respond personally to that one.
Indeed, the world "demented" looked strange. I speak a number of languages, one of which is German (actually, I speak German much more often than English these days) and was on the telephone with a client of mine when I wrote that posting and thought the german verb "dementieren" -and conjugated it for English (past tense) and didn't even notice that I did it. The word I was looking for in English would be "to deny" or, more simply, "deny". You can see the possible translations of that word here:
dict.cc Wörterbuch :: dementieren :: Deutsch-Englisch-Übersetzung
You can simply substitute "demented" with "denied" and you would then get the jist of the sentence.
Sorry for the confusion about that one word.
So, it had nothing to do with writing skills at all.
Now, as to the occasional error in grammar, spelling, punctuation, that can happen to any one of us. I do hope it didn't cause you too much discomfort. But actually, "That soldier's" is indeed correct English. I suppose I could have enhanced it with "That particular soldier's", for those who are somewhat lacking in overall understanding.
I will remember to be every bit as polite to you in the future as you were to me here.
-Stat