Weightman says we let them down at Walter Reed
Former Walter Reed commander Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, fired March 1, says he did not hear cries for help and that failures in leadership and staff size worsened outpatient care. He cites desk maze, drafts era boards, and waning war support as factors while defending his focus on treating wounded soldiers and families.
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Washington Post
Injured vet finds support at Fort Sill after Walter Reed concerns
Missouri reservist Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Voss recovered at Fort Sill in a medical holdover with the 649th Area Support Group. He praised staff, living quarters, and a family environment while noting ongoing appointments and help navigating bureaucracy. The unit serves Guard and Reserve mobilized from Fort Sill. veterans receive rehab at Reynolds Army Community Hospital.
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Tulsa VA clinic mold forces Tulsa veterans to travel to Muskogee
Disabled veterans at the Tulsa Veterans Affairs clinic must obtain physical therapy in Muskogee due to mold and roof damage that closed the Tulsa unit. The Muskogee VA Hospital overseen center and Heidorn Development faced criticism over delays, while about 18,300 veterans in Tulsa and 800 Iraq War veterans seek care, with repairs hampered by winter weather and safety concerns.
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Muskogee VA
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VA Medical Center
Heidorn Development
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Heidorn
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Sunni insurgents resist five week Baghdad security crackdown
In Baghdad a Sunni car bombing in a Shiite district left eight dead while insurgents killed at least six U S troops over the weekend. The U S unit suffered four fatalities and one wound from a roadside blast in western Baghdad as a sweep uncovered eight weapons caches and two more roadside bombs and a kidnap victim rescue. A fifth soldier died in an explosion in Diyala Province, northeast of the capital.
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Naval Academy chief nominated to lead the academy
Rear Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler, a 1978 Naval Academy graduate and submarine commander praised for handling sexual misconduct incidents, is nominated to be the next superintendent of the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. He would replace Vice Adm. Rodney P. Kempt as his four year term ends. The nomination by President Bush awaits Senate confirmation.
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Soldier Earns Delayed Entry For Radio Repair Training
Lownell D Robinson joins the Army under the Delayed Entry Program. The recruit, a prior service member, enlisted for four years and will report to Fort Riley Kansas this month to complete the Radio and Communications Security Repairer Advanced Individual Training course. He is the son of Ruby M Fuller of Fort Sill. Robinson is a 2000 Valley High School graduate from West Des Moines Iowa. Also, Pvt Kelley L Elder has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia DC. She is the daughter of Betty Cloughly of Buda Texas and granddaughter of Henry and Lois Hamp of Lawton.
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Buda
Texas
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Lawton
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