Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility (Walter Reed)

[karlrschneider]

NBC evening news covered this a little, gave the WP link.

This is INSANE

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/17/AR2007021701172.html

:grr: :mad:

[Olney Blue]

1. This report deserves a Pulitzer prize. The reporters went undercover.

From the article:

"Next came 7 a.m. formation, one way Walter Reed tries to keep track of hundreds of wounded. Formation is also held to maintain some discipline. Soldiers limp to the old Red Cross building in rain, ice and snow. Army regulations say they can't use umbrellas, even here. A triple amputee has mastered the art of putting on his uniform by himself and rolling in just in time. Others are so gorked out on pills that they seem on the verge of nodding off."

:cry:

[JohnnyLib2]

2. A disgrace, and it is not a new story.

I hope the Washington Post sends a flock of reporters and photographers.
Recommended.

[karlrschneider]

3. "The rat infestation is at a managable level..."

A billion+ per week in Iraq and they can't fix the goddamn floors at Reed? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

[Dover]

6. Well...it said that they are planning to close Reed in 2011

so maybe one their private contracts is waiting for Halliburton to swoop in and knock Reed down with a wrecking ball so they can rebuild it for a quick billion.

The article doesn't say when the decision was made to close Reed, who made that decision, and what will take its place.

[karlrschneider]

8. Maybe the clinics Wal-Mart is opening up in their stores can handle it.

:eyes:

[Olney Blue]

4. Apparently, two reporters were there without the officials permission:

"Not all of the quarters are as bleak as Duncan's, but the despair of Building 18 symbolizes a larger problem in Walter Reed's treatment of the wounded, according to dozens of soldiers, family members, veterans aid groups, and current and former Walter Reed staff members interviewed by two Washington Post reporters, who spent more than four months visiting the outpatient world without the knowledge or permission of Walter Reed officials. Many agreed to be quoted by name; others said they feared Army retribution if they complained publicly."

[Monkeyman]

5. K&R

[flying rabbit]

7. Fuck...

That hurt to read.

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[Crunchy Frog]

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[Olney Blue]

11. I was going to say welcome, but I see you have been here since 2005.

So, you MUST know that bills sometimes have undesirable evils attached that have to be weighed in the vote.

Or maybe you just don't like Kerry.....

[karlrschneider]

12. HR4739 was in 2006.

Where are you getting all this bullshit?

[Demit]

13. welcome to DU. enjoy your stay.