Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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How did a former Bush official win an $800 million Department of Defense contract for his healthcare firm? That's what government watchdogs want to know.
  • Iraq's neglected wounded

    Conditions in some U.S. military hospitals are bad, but Iraqi soldiers have no military hospitals at all.
  • Kerry slams Bush pick for VA post

    Nominee knew of problems at Walter Reed in 2004.
  • Why'd you nominate this guy?

    Responding to a Salon report, Sen. Barack Obama sends a letter to President Bush questioning his choice for a key VA job, saying the nominee knew of problems at Walter Reed.
  • VA report found Walter Reed problems in 2004

    A task force learned nearly three years ago that wounded vets were unhappy with the hospital. So why does Bush want to promote the task force co-chair?
  • The Walter Reed focus group report

    Read the full report on what soldiers were telling the Bush administration about conditions at Walter Reed -- in 2004.
  • Army pledges to investigate injured troop charge

    In a defense appropriations hearing, Sen. Patty Murray demanded that military leaders respond to Salon's article about medical reclassification of injured soldiers as fit for combat.
  • The face of war

    Photojournalist Nina Berman discusses her award-winning portrait of disfigured Iraq vet Ty Ziegel and his fiancée, Renee, on their wedding day -- and what was really going on behind the lens.
  • Stewart on Walter Reed

    Welcome home ... to hell.
  • Walter Reed, on the cheap

    The Pentagon's top civilian official in charge of military healthcare wanted more money for bullets and bombs, and fewer benefits for soldiers.
  • Army secretary pushed out over Walter Reed

    Defense Secretary Gates was reportedly unhappy that he'd put a tainted general back in charge of the facility.
  • Senator: Walter Reed will be like Abu Ghraib

    The new acting commander? The man who was reportedly warned about problems at the medical facility for years but did little or nothing in response.
  • Walter Reed chief relieved of command

    The Army says military leaders have "lost trust and confidence" that he can address problems in soldiers' care.
  • One way to deal with Walter Reed: Stop soldiers from talking

    The Army Times says military officials have laid down the law.
  • Gen. Kiley knew about vets' outpatient scandal

    Veterans groups told the Army surgeon general about the shockingly bad mental health treatment at Walter Reed two months before the latest expose, but there's no evidence he followed up.
  • A Walter Reed reaction, or just a coincidence of timing?

    Bush moves to replace his assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
  • The long-term wounds of Walter Reed

    Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago.
  • More on Walter Reed

    The Washington Post's series on the poor conditions for hospitalized Iraq war veterans explores a subject very familiar to Salon readers.
  • Losing their minds

    More U.S. soldiers than ever are sustaining serious brain injuries in Iraq. But a significant number of them are being misdiagnosed, forced to wait for treatment or even being called liars by the Army.
  • Incalculable pain

    The Pentagon is underreporting the number of American soldier casualties in Iraq, say House Democrats.
  • Protecting America's wounded

    Democratic senators have stepped up to defend benefits for soldiers traumatized by combat.
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