Sunday, February 18, 2007

Simply So Wrong

It doesn't take a genius to look at this word picture and realize something is horribly wrong with our system of caring for our Veterans.  Horribly wrong.  Care to debate?  Feel free.


Wounded Soldiers Coming Home To Neglect At Famed Military Hospital



Behind the door of Army Spec. Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold. When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole. The entire building, constructed between the world wars, often smells like [...]



UPDATE: Not just at Walter Reed


Military Crackdown Extends Further Than Walter Reed



John had linked to Arthur's post about the evidentally punitive measures the brass are taking at Walter Reed, in retribution for the soldiers speaking out about the horrible conditions they were enduring during their convalescence and rehabilitation. Well, unfortunately, Walter Reed is not the only facility, nor the only crackdown from the Department of Defense. E&P:  A [...]



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