Walter Reed Army Medical Center Begins Repairs on Building 18

[Monkeyman]

The Story is in the Washington Post but this is just the start. Today not told in this article 1000's of emails and calls hit the Commander of Walter Reed. There is a hell of allot of work to be done. VVA and Veterans For America will be watching.

Here is link to the post story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/19/AR2007021900759.html

I will be watching very close. VVA is who I am and part of Veterans For America

[Erika]

1. KO also covered this tonight

We all need to contact our D.C. reps.

[Monkeyman]

4. I bet you any amount of money those emails came from the DU

[Erika]

6. If we don't yell, who will?

We're now getting the attitude to get things done!

[Dover]

2. Wooohoooo! Thanks Monkeyman!

Great news. Let's see some ACTION for a change!

[babylonsister]

3. We ALL need to be paying attention to this. Here's another thread for

you to check out: DUers are the best, and are on top of things!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x249211

[brer cat]

5. Thank you for the update, Monkeyman.

We are so grateful that you are here on DU!

[Monkeyman]

7. Iam happy the DU is here you guys pulled me out of a deep funk

[benddem]

8. now if we could

get the rest of the sorry stenographers in the press to get off their asses and do some investigating, maybe some of the other things will get done.

[Monkeyman]

9. You are on target

[frogcycle]

10. The story posted here the other day

recounting the delivery of the news to a family in Ca which I added some personal notes about:

The father is a VN vet who has had a tough go of it dealing with his experiences back then - and now has lost his son. He and his wife said they are going to be working in his memory to improve Vets benefits. I see a lot of people who have lost someone in this war entering notes in the "tributes" pages for the others, trying to help however they can. Helping others, and dedicating the effort to the one you lost, is a good way to deal with the pain. I commend you, Monkeyman, and say keep it up, brother. She would be proud.