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  • Walter Reed’s Final Lowering of the Colors, Sept. 15,2011 - A sad day in America’s history

    09/18/2011 12:29:55 PM PDT · by trooprally · 24 replies · 1+ views
    Quiet and serene, with a ghost town atmosphere. A far cry from the hustle and bustle of a month ago. All the wounded had been transferred to Ft. Belvoir or The new Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda. The last 18 wounded warriors were moved on August 27,2011. Pictures and video by [Mrs] Trooprally At 11AM on this most perfect of a day, there was no one to be seen except a few people setting up for the lowering of the colors and a few trucks and cars packing up. Only sound one heard was the low hollow clanking of...