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ARMY TELLS WOUNDED GIs AT WALTER REED TO GET UP

AND SHUT UP -- Must get up at 0600 for inspection

at 0700 and cannot talk to the press.

 


Loose Lips Sink Military Careers

 

Story here... http://www.editorandpublisher.com/
eandp/news/article_display.jsp?v
nu_content_id=1003551454

Story below:

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Wounded Soldiers Told Not to Talk to Media

By E&P Staff



NEW YORK -- Wounded soldiers being treated at Walter Reed Hospital have been told by their superiors that they will now have to be up at 6:00 a.m. every morning for an inspection an hour later, and that they are no longer allowed to talk with members of the press, according to the Army Times newspaper.

The article says that there is speculation that these new rules are retribution by the military the recent Washington Post exposé on conditions at the hospital.

Such morning inspections are reportedly very unusual after soldiers have finished with basic training.

The soldiers were told by a commanding officer that they now must go through the chain of command when identifying and reporting problems (such as mice or mold) in their living areas, as well as when they ask for help in filling out paperwork, according to the article.

The Army Times reports that a first sergeant at the hospital has been relieved of his duty as well.

Last week, in three articles, Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and Anne Hull exposed dreadful conditions at the supposed "crown jewel of military medicine"-- Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The story sparked a controversy into the treatment of wounded veterans.



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