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In about-face, Walter Reed opens dining hall to wounded warriors after Fox News reporting
foxnews.com ^ | 8/15/13 | Justin Fishel, Jennifer Griffin

Posted on 08/15/2013 7:58:18 AM PDT by ColdOne

In a disturbing revelation about the treatment of America's most severely wounded troops, Fox News has learned the military earlier this month decided to invalidate meal tickets and reduce hours for the sole dining facility in the Walter Reed building where they are recovering.

The decision affects the Warrior Cafe located inside building 62, home to all multiple amputees and long-term, recovering patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

The decision would mean wounded warriors who would normally have a government-funded meal just down the hall would have to walk, wheel or limp nearly a half-mile across the Walter Reed campus to the temporary "food trailer" for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: military; obama; walterreed

1 posted on 08/15/2013 7:58:18 AM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne; Liz

but the illegal aliens just have to take the elevator down to the breakfast area of the nice hotel we are paying for so all is well...


2 posted on 08/15/2013 8:03:06 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: ColdOne
Part 1 - Many of these Heroes were WOUNDED
and others KIA, by the undocumented-Tyrant's proterrorist ROE.

Part 2:

3 posted on 08/15/2013 8:03:54 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: ColdOne; zot

Just another benefit of Obama’s sequester in making the Wounded Warriors get more exercise to help them recover. Next they should require them to do the old run, dodge, and jump and the 50 foot overhead ladder before they get their meals. Of course, the armless would have to do the ladder and the legless do the run-dodge-jump, and not vice-versa. And perhaps Ms. Michelle could create a hip-hop cadence for them to do their exercise in step with.

(This is a totally sarcastic statement)


4 posted on 08/15/2013 8:12:34 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: ColdOne

This makes me physically ill. I was honored to stand with my fellow freepers, often including Doctor Raoul, on several occasions at the entrance to the old WRMC to applaud the troops as some were taken by bus out to dinner on Friday evenings.

Code Pink was also there, doing their usual bit calling the troops baby killers and worse!

I wonder what ever happened to that bunch of idiots.


5 posted on 08/15/2013 8:15:34 AM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: Diogenesis

Now the question is “WHO SIGNED THIS ORDER?”


6 posted on 08/15/2013 8:16:48 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
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To: GreyFriar
Monty Python's hospital sketch.


7 posted on 08/15/2013 8:19:45 AM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: ColdOne

Bump for later.


8 posted on 08/15/2013 8:20:33 AM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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Defeat Tyranny!
Start Here!


9 posted on 08/15/2013 8:21:10 AM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: ColdOne

Bump for later.


10 posted on 08/15/2013 8:21:37 AM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: ColdOne

Once again, the Mahdi shows how much he bitterly hates America and
Americans.


11 posted on 08/15/2013 8:29:52 AM PDT by libstripper (Mine's)
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To: Diogenesis

Disgusting!


12 posted on 08/15/2013 8:42:01 AM PDT by rhubarbk (It's official, I'm suffering from Obama fatigue!)
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To: Diogenesis
THESE are the real disabled vets....I know many who are "disabled" because of a back strain or "stress" or other stuff and they go on and work any other job they want...

but these guys really suffered life changing and devastating injuries...

and to treat them like this is EVIL...

13 posted on 08/15/2013 9:09:46 AM PDT by cherry
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To: ColdOne

I don’t understand why our ENTIRE military just doesn’t “stand down” until that piece of sh*t is removed from office. Or, better yet, take their oath to protect us from all threats both foreign and domestic seriously and remove that turd themselves.


14 posted on 08/15/2013 9:26:54 AM PDT by jrg
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To: cherry
Yeah they are the real disabled vets and my heart aches for them. This adminstration is thoroughly disgusting in the way that they treat our brave men & women in the military and it is indeed EVIL.
15 posted on 08/15/2013 9:29:49 AM PDT by rhubarbk (It's official, I'm suffering from Obama fatigue!)
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To: cherry

The Commander in Chief in the meantime is playing Golf, and enjoying a multi-million dollar vacation.

What a piece of scum we have running this country.

I don’t know how any Secret service Agent who serves this scum can look at himself in the mirror.


16 posted on 08/15/2013 9:32:54 AM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: ColdOne

Disgusting.


17 posted on 08/15/2013 9:43:04 AM PDT by expat2
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To: ColdOne

The Oturd in chief continues to push trying to get his summer situation to pop. He has tried do hard to push the American patriot over the edge so he can clamp down.
Congress has no gonads and will allow this criminal to continue destroying America because they are part of the process and work towards the same end. We would like to think they are crazy but clearly they are not in charge, someone else is pulling the strings.


18 posted on 08/15/2013 10:01:56 AM PDT by WilliamRobert (Ted Cruz is my senator)
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To: ColdOne

I do not like the country that we have become, not one bit.

I enlisted into the Army at the age of 17 1/2, yet I will do everything within my power to keep my grandchildren from ever serving in the military of this country.


19 posted on 08/15/2013 10:04:39 AM PDT by Gator113
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To: ColdOne

Smokescreen. The real news here is that Oprah has suffered yet another instance of racism.


20 posted on 08/15/2013 10:16:34 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: ColdOne
They already furloughed the nurses and caregivers of our wounded at Walter Reed.

Walter Reed hospital workers receive furlough notices

Walter Reed plans to furlough thousands; soldier advocacy groups worry about care despite assurances

But don't worry: the Food Stamp and Section 8 takers didn't lose one dime.


21 posted on 08/15/2013 10:29:02 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: ColdOne

WTF...no money for our beloved Vets but there’s money in the budget to fly the presidential dog on his own plane to the vacation spot du jour!!! FUBO


22 posted on 08/15/2013 10:38:07 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: 2nd amendment mama
WTF...no money for our beloved Vets but there’s money in the budget to fly the presidential dog on his own plane to the vacation spot du jour!!!"

Obama warns disabled veterans prolonged sequester could put their benefits in jeopardy

Good thing Boehner, Cantor, and Ryan are all over this outrage! They have condemned the President for his threats against Disabled Veterans.....and.......errr.......oh, wait. That didn't happen.


23 posted on 08/15/2013 10:50:45 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: Diogenesis

Isn’t it interesting that Obama never even considered getting a dog until it was mentioned during the first campaign. I say the dog rode on a helicopter because a muslim does not want to ride with a dog.


24 posted on 08/15/2013 11:13:10 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (When you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil.)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Btt it will get worse, mccain is out to destroy Military health care.


25 posted on 08/15/2013 11:58:32 AM PDT by GailA (THOSE WHO DON'T KEEP PROMISES TO THE MILITARY, WON'T KEEP THEM TO U!)
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To: ColdOne

GOOD NEWS!!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3055153/posts


26 posted on 08/15/2013 12:43:20 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Support Free Republic!!!)
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To: jrg

“I don’t understand why our ENTIRE military just doesn’t “stand down” until that piece of sh*t is removed from office. Or, better yet, take their oath to protect us from all threats both foreign and domestic seriously and remove that turd themselves.”

Look no further than the purfumed princes of the five sided puzzle palace as well as those field and company grade officers who are brown nosing boot lickers who don’t give two sh*ts about the troops as long as they get that next promotion as to why they havn’t done something by now.

The NCO’s are far too professional to up and b*tch slap some sense into some of the aforementioned idiots.


27 posted on 08/15/2013 2:16:40 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Impeach 0bama)
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To: GreyFriar

Thanks for your totally sarcastic statement at post #4.


28 posted on 08/15/2013 6:14:53 PM PDT by zot
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Now the question is “WHO SIGNED THIS ORDER?”

Signing orders is now obsolete.

29 posted on 08/19/2013 3:37:02 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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