Scandalous conditions at Walter Reed Army Hospital

The Washington Post has undertaken a series detailing Kafkaesque conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where thousands of military personnel whose bodies have been shattered in the military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan are sent for treatment and recuperation.

How can a government which asks so much from our young men and women treat them this way?

Read the stories. If you care about the young people who have made such enormous sacrifices, consider taking some action.

Here are the stories so far --

Sunday: "Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility"
Monday: "Survivors of War Wrestle With Military Bureaucracy and Personal Demons"
Today: "Army Fixing Patients' Housing" -- under the glare of publicity.
.......... - "Hospital Investigates Former Aid Chief" -- and a personnel scandal to boot?

An organization that is trying to help these servicemen and their families with advocacy efforts and financial assistance is Operation First Response. Their website is here.

Here is contact information for our representatives in Washington --

Sen. Frank Lautenberg
825A Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-8929
or
1 Gateway Center, 1st Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 639-8700
online contact form: http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/

Sen. Robert Menendez
502 Hart Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
or
1 Gateway Center, 1lth Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 645-3030
online contact form: http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm

Rep. Frank Pallone
420 Cannon House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4671
or
67/69 Church Street / Kilmer Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 249-8892
email: frank.pallone@mail.house.gov

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