Has the local press EVER covered or exposed these rotten people for what they are doing?
I did see the below as posted by tgslTakoma.
Hope that you can make it this coming Friday. FReepmail if you need a ride from a hotel (or a Metro station) as Walter Reed is about 2/3 miles from the nearest Metro station. If you want a ride, please FReepmail me your cellphone no.
Activists see deception in night arrivals at Walter Reed (CODE PINK/BARF ALERT - Stars & Stripes)
Stars & Stripes ^ | March 31, 2005 | Jon R. Anderson
Posted on 04/01/2005 3:55:27 PM PST by tgslTakoma
WASHINGTON — Steeling against rain and cold night air, clutching candles and placards, a group of activists are standing nightly vigils at the entrance to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, protesting what they believe is the Pentagon’s attempt to hide the human toll of the war in Iraq.
With wounded troops arriving from Germany, where most receive treatment after being stabilized in the field, flights to the United States are arranged so that soldiers are admitted into Walter Reed for follow on care at night.
“When we first heard about this, we were appalled,” said vigil organizer Gael Murphy, part of nationwide grass roots women’s group dubbed Code Pink. “Why are they bringing them in only at night? Is it because they don’t want the media to cover it? Is it because they don’t want Americans to see the real cost of this war?”
No, say military officials.
“Night arrivals are beneficial to the patient, as they allow for a regular night of sleep, and then for doctors in Europe to make final determination on their ability to make the long flight, move patients from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and board the plane,” wrote Walter Reed spokeswoman Lyn Kurkal, in a prepared statement.
I'm back home, sorry to have missed the fun last Friday night. If I get a hall pass for this Friday night, I'll see y'all then!
Exit148... you have warm hands. Thank you.
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