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Wounded Vets Assaulted by Mold—Again

Kevin Spak — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:50:01 CDT

In a replay of the scandalous conditions uncovered at Walter Reed Medical Center last year, an Oklahoma barracks that houses wounded soldiers has become infested with mold, soldiers stationed there told USA Today. Twenty soldiers stepped forward, saying they’d been ordered not to discuss conditions at Fort Sill, which they...

Charming Army Brass Get Little Rebuke From Vet Care Panel

Kevin Spak — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:59:02 CDT

Faced with little evidence of progress in caring for wounded veterans 16 months after the Walter Reed scandal, US Army generals resorted to battlefield tactics in a hearing before a House subcommittee yesterday, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post : “A tactical retreat in the face of an overwhelming enemy:...

Walter Reed Exposé Helps Post Net 6 Pulitzers

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:39:40 CDT

The Washington Post today won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service for its coverage of the Walter Reed scandal and grabbed five more of the coveted awards in the biggest haul in the paper's history. A series on the power of Dick Cheney earned the national reporting medal, and...

Disabled Vets Get Unequal Treatment

Heather McPherson — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:29:38 CST

The V.A. is treating some disabled veterans like second-class soldiers, making them wait twice as long for benefits that are, when they finally come, less generous than others get. It all depends on where a soldier lives and how he served—active duty or National Guard. Worst: The more...

Walter Reed Exposes Weakened Top Brass

Sophie Goldstein — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:51:02 CST

Blame the Walter Reed scandal on "the silence of our top officers," writes a retired Army general. Paul Eaton, who spent a year in Baghdad rebuilding the Iraqi army, says the administration and Congress "pointedly failed to provide the money and resources for our returned troops," and top military officials...