Ouch, that really sucks. Why not just replace the bearing yourself? Just find out its dimensions, and a new one should just be a press-fit (assuming the endbell screws aren't too tight to undo). It's just a suggestion, but would save a lot of time. An ABEC-3 or above metal-shielded bearing should do the job nicely.
Or you can send it to neu, and if it is less than 1 yr old they will fix it for free and mail it back to you. You have an APO addy, IIRC, so there should not be a problem, only time....which sucks. You could pull the rear endbell off and make sure that the rotor has not damaged the windings.