Worst to Come at Walter Reed

Worst to Come at Walter Reed
Paul Rieckhoff February 26, 2007
Severely wounded Iraq veterans struggling to find their rooms, get appointments, or get their paperwork to the right offices. Families unable to communicate with doctors or find housing near the hospital. Mold, rodents and cockroaches in patients' rooms. Hopefully, you have heard about this story by now.
At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the premier Army hospital in the country, wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were facing inexcusable conditions. The Army and the Department of Defense saw no need to fix these problems until they were embarrassed by a series of reports in The Washington Post.