A Veteran's View of Conditions at Walter Reed

A Veteran's View of Conditions at Walter Reed

Weekend Edition Saturday, February 24, 2007 · Defense Secretary Robert Gates examined the facilities at Army Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Friday and announced that a commission will investigate the medical services that injured soldiers receive there and at other military facilities. Secretary Gates and other officials have vowed to improve the care that wounded soldiers receive. The sudden focus on this issue was prompted by a Washington Post series that portrayed squalid living conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.