http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/walterreed/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:59:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415564/posts Christmas Day evening at Walter Reed, Week 245, December 25, 2009 Wet, Icy and Standing Tall FRONT GATE NOTES Not just another Friday Night at Walter ReedAfter four and a half years of Friday night... “support the troops” rallies at Walter Reed, the DC Chapter of Free Republic, lurkers and friends, were way overdue for a Friday evening on Christmas Day (and next week on New Year’s Day). And so it was last night on a wet, icy dark evening. It was quiet with only one ambulance arriving, Very few cars or pedestrians going in or out of the front... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415564/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412668/posts The Lost City, The Lost Patrol and now the Lost Walter Reed Rallies. With the BIG 9/11Walter Reed Rally and the HUGH Tea Party 9/12 March closely following these two weeks at Walter Reed, the After Action Reports were lost. They have been recovered from our archives for your pleasure. WEEK 226, August 14 Patriots attending this week include Lurker Bill, BufordP, Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, GunsAreOK, Jimmy Valentines Brother, Sensei Ern, [Mrs] Trooprally and me. BELOW LEFT: BufordP before the banners and flags showed up, with cigar in hand listening to Mark Levin. Cindy_True_Supporter on her way to help. BELOW RIGHT:... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412668/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412015/posts Walter Reed, Week 244, 12/18/09 T’was the Friday Before Christmas Santa Arrives at Walter Reed FRONT GATE NOTES T’was the Friday Before Christmas and Santa joined the DC Chapter in Supporting the Troops and their Families.This past Friday night saw the beginning of what the lame stream media is now calling the great Blizzard of ’09. It began during our Support the Troops Friday night rally and ended early Sunday morning leaving 21 inches on the ground. But it didn’t scare the DC Chapter of Free Republic away from its 244th consecutive Friday night at the front gates of Walter... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412015/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410063/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2009 – Doctors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center here and the University of Miami collaborated to perform the first pancreas islet cell transplant Thanksgiving Day on an airman whose pancreas was injured so severely in Afghanistan that it had to be removed. Army Col. (Dr.) Craig D. Shriver, chief of general surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., describes groundbreaking pancreas islet cell transplant surgery performed Nov. 26, 2009, to reporters during a Dec. 15, 2009, news conference. Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, dean of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami,... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410063/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:46:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399760/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2009 – Realignment of military medical facilities in the national capital region ordered by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission is on track to meet the commission’s deadline, senior Defense Department officials said here yesterday. Walter Reed Army Medical Center here is consolidating with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and a new hospital is under construction at Fort Belvoir, Va. “Recommendations proposed a transition from a legacy service-specific medical infrastructure into a premier, modernized joint operational medicine platform,” said Allen W. Middleton, acting principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. “We are... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399760/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:54:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396459/posts Walter Reed, Week 241, 11/27/09 Thanksgiving – Thanking Our Brave Soldiers The Friday After Thanksgiving FRONT GATE NOTES November 27, 2009, Thanksgiving, No Bus and Patriotism Friday night after Thanksgiving is normally quiet with light traffic. Tonight was no different. Very windy, making the hi 40’s seem like the lo 30’s. Even so, eleven of us were in place during the evening. The wind was so stiff that our banners would have blown away, leaving us with signs and hand held flags. The war doesn’t stop though and two big ambulances raced down Georgia Ave and into Walter Reed to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396459/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:57:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392084/posts If you haven't heard yet, ConcreteBob was having problems Tuesday night and went to the hospital Wednesday morning where it was determined that he had suffered a heart attack. [Mrs] T and I visited ConcreteBob on Saturday and as one can see, he is in good spirits. CB says that he is being a model patient, not complaining or moaning about anything. But that didn’t keep his nurse from almost having her own heart attack when walking by ConcreteBob’s room and seeing the cigar. Just this past Saturday ConcreteBob was at Walter Reed putting on Cooking for the Wounded,... ConcreteBob & TankerBabeLC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392084/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392104/posts GW University Students Enthusiastically Display Troop Support At Walter Reed FRONT GATE NOTES November 20, 2009, Students, Soldier Hugs and Patriotism A big Shout-Out for the over 33 university students from George Washington University who warmed a brisk Friday evening by waving American Flags at passing cars, chanting USA, USA, USA…. and singing patriotic songs until 8:30pm. Many wounded warriors are about the same age as these students, and seeing university students supporting our military was especially meaningful to the wounded warriors and their families who are constantly coming and going through the front gates. It is an important... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392104/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:54:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391984/posts The 2008 national election clearly shows our next generation of leaders must possess something that many recent and current elected officials lack: intellectual courage. President Nixon believed all leaders, regardless of their time, needed “brains, guts and heart.” Others have defined those character traits as “the right stuff.” “Given what is likely needed to right our ship of state, I don't think that it will come as a great surprise to many that our current men and women in the military are likely going to be the ‘right’ individuals for the job when they come home,” said Lara Brown, a... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391984/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:30:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390673/posts The title page of Nidal Hasan's PowerPoint demonstration for a medical lecture in June 2007, indicates how little interest he took in medicine and how much in the perceived contradiction between being a Muslim and an American soldier. As the Pentagon and Senate launch what one analyst dubs "dueling Fort Hood investigations," will they confront the hard truth of the Islamic angle? Despite encouraging references to "violent Islamists" by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Democrat of Connecticut), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, there is reason to worry about a whitewash of the massacre that took place on Nov. 5; that is... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390673/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389578/posts Now that we’ve covered the jihad-related red flags that were missed, we can start in with the professional red flags that were missed. How horrible was this guy at his job? So horrible that private shrinks tell NPR they wouldn’t have hired him even if they were desperate for people. He was, quite seriously, a hazard to his patients long before he ever picked up a gun. And the Army knew it, and sent him to Fort Hood anyway — along with the radioactive evaluation. Unbelievable: The memo ticks off numerous problems over the course of Hasan’s training, including proselytizing... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389578/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:21:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388586/posts There is little better in this world than doing some good, and especially doing some good for the troops with a good group of people. Cooking with the Wounded is now a formal program, and Phase II kicked off in high style thanks to Katy and Molly of the Yellow Bowl Bakery, who have founded their own group Bakers without Borders to do for the troops, and to Concrete Bob who brought together the 173rd ABN, the Warrior Legacy Foundation, DC Free Republic, and the grilling regulars to do quite a cookout. The result was pure Southern hospitality: grazing from... Blackfive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388586/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387876/posts Neither evening was unduly cold, but the wind and rain kept us from deploying the MOAB on either FReep 238 & 239. Although it's a lot more difficult to put up and take down wearing winter gear, the exertion required has the effect of warming you up. No matter, because Trooprally and Lurker Bill always have their Mini-MOABs. You can see one behind BufordP, and they work in all but the most extreme weather. There was a CBS satellite vehicle outside the hospital on Nov 6 to tape a segment about the terrorist Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387876/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:02:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387030/posts 2009 D.C. Convention DVD's Are Finally Here! Just in Time for Christmas! Presented by Free Republic and Zot Productions Couldn't make it to D.C.? Made it to the convention and want a great souvenir? Get the DVD!! Featuring the musical talents of our very own Lloyd Marcus and Lisa Mei Norton! Also featuring: Freep of Walter Reed Army Hospital with the D.C. Chapter to support our troops!9/11 Candlelight Vigil overlooking the Pentagon.Freeper John Manning, winner of WorldNetDaily's Independence Day Tea Party national speech contest!Videos "An American Anthem" by Justin Holcomb, and "The Second American Revolution" by Dr. Bob Basso!A... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387030/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:31:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384542/posts When you send our men and women off to battle, you had better have the damn best support both in the battlefield and when they come home. And this includes medical support to those who need it. On Monday, I had made this post. Why did the Army react the way they did when Hasan was clearly incompetent at his job. And last, since it has been reported Fort Hood had a high suicide rate, you have to ask, what kind of mental health treatment was/is being provided to soldiers at Fort Hood when you consider Hasan was part of... It's a Kwazy Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384542/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:17:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382825/posts The shooting massacre at Fort Hood should raise many questions with the public. For starters, why did the FBI react the way they did with what they knew? At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save the lives of their comrades. Investigators had not determined for certain whether Hasan was the author of the posting, and a formal investigation had not been opened before the shooting, said law... It's a Kwazy Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382825/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:17:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379846/posts The suspect, a Virginia Tech graduate and one-time Vinton resident, was shot but survived at Fort Hood, Texas. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of shooting 12 people to death and wounding 31 others at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, was the son of Roanoke merchants and restaurateurs, lived in Vinton and graduated from Virginia Tech. Hasan was born in Arlington to Palestinian immigrants from near Jerusalem who later settled in Vinton. Neighbors on Vinton's Ramada Road remembered him as a "studious" boy who went by "Michael." While his brother Eyad -- "Eddie" -- would play football with... The Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379846/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:49:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379780/posts <p>WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers.</p> <p>Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now the White House schedule shows Obama planning to visit the Capitol on Saturday.</p> AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379780/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:01:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379716/posts White House officials tell ABC News that President Obama will visit with wounded soldiers tomorrow at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The trip was scheduled before the incident today at Fort Hood, officials said. President Obama visited wounded troops at Walter Reed as president-elect in January and has visited wounded troops at Bethesda Naval Hospital as senator. Last week the president made a secret late-night journey to Dover Air Force Base to participate in the dignified transfer of troops and DEA agents killed in Afghanistan. He is in the midst of making up his mind about a new strategy in... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379716/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379663/posts The military psychiatrist accused of gunning down 12 people in Texas lived most of his life in the D.C. area where he was considered a caring Muslim by friends -- but he had recently made disturbing statements about suicide attacks. U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, earned a degree from Virginia Tech, completed a residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and attended prayer services nearly every day in Silver Spring for several years. He was described as a caring person by a local Muslim leader, but those who got to know him after he was transferred to Fort... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379663/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:47:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377191/posts In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Rush Limbaugh suggested that President Obama's recent visit to Dover Air Force Base was nothing more than a staged photo-op. This elicited a torrent of outrage from pundits in the liberal mainstream media. Conversely, when Obama made similar remarks about former president Bush, the mainstream media didn't even bat an eyelash. As I noted in my previous post, in March of 2007, President Bush toured Walter Reed Army Medical Center after he had learned of the dilapidated conditions there and the poor quality of care that the patients were receiving - which... The Obama Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377191/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:00:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376182/posts Week 233 (Oct 2) Week 232 (Sep 25) [Mr] Trooprally Me and Fraxinus Cindy-True-Supporter RonGKirby Week 233 (Oct 2)   Week 232 (Sep 25) CTS and Dennis from Families United [Mrs]texaschip Sep 25: A woman pulled over and asked Dennis does he think "we", meaning herself and her ilk, don’t support the troops. Cindy suggested she pull into the parking lot to talk. So she did and they talked for about 30 minutes. She had an Obama sticker on her car window. Said she graduated from Howard University. She said we don’t read enough to see how good Obama... DC Chapter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376182/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:20:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376150/posts Walter Reed, Week 236, 10/23/09, and Week 237, 10/30/09, Twas’ the Night Before: The US Marine Marathon and Halloween FRONT GATE NOTES October 23, 2009, the Feisty Few Standing Tall Weddings, Support the Troops events, illness and birthdays took their toll on this breezy cool evening, but the feisty few stood tall on the four corners all evening. Drivers were honking their support all evening. One driver even rolled down his window and gave an unsolicited donation. (It will be used to support the troops). Right around 9pm two new big buses arrived with soldiers.: One from the NNMC (National... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376150/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:34:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369664/posts WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 – The American Red Cross again will sponsor a national “Holiday Mail for Heroes” campaign to receive and distribute holiday cards to servicemembers, veterans and their families in the United States and abroad. The card campaign includes those working and receiving care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here. A special P.O. Box address will be published the first week of November online at http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail. In the meantime, people shouldn’t send cards to Walter Reed unless they are addressed to a specific wounded warrior. Due to security restrictions, Walter Reed cannot accept generic mail addressed to... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369664/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354774/posts <p>FReeper “melancholy” had asked that I post the photos he took of the 912 March on DC.</p> <p>Due to time constraints and a few computer problems they were not ready to post until now. My hope had been to have them posted by yesterday in celebration of the three week anniversary of the March, but alas I failed. Guess now I will be inducted into the Obama Fail Club.</p> melancholy's camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354774/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:51:28 GMT