Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Feeding off the Pentagon Feeding off the Pentagon

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.
By Mark Benjamin Dec 4, 2007

  • Iraq's neglected wounded

    Conditions in some U.S. military hospitals are bad, but Iraqi soldiers have no military hospitals at all.
    By Alex Koppelman May 7, 2007

  • Kerry slams Bush pick for VA post

    Nominee knew of problems at Walter Reed in 2004.
    By Mark Benjamin April 13, 2007

  • 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.
    April 12, 2007

  • 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?
    By Mark Benjamin April 11, 2007

  • 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.
    April 11, 2007

  • 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.
    By Mark Benjamin March 15, 2007

  • 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.
    By Lindsay Beyerstein March 10, 2007

  • Stewart on Walter Reed

    Welcome home ... to hell.
    By David Puner March 6, 2007

  • 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.
    By Mark Benjamin March 6, 2007

  • 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.
    By Tim Grieve March 2, 2007

  • 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.
    By Tim Grieve March 2, 2007

  • Walter Reed chief relieved of command

    The Army says military leaders have "lost trust and confidence" that he can address problems in soldiers' care.
    By Tim Grieve March 1, 2007

  • One way to deal with Walter Reed: Stop soldiers from talking

    The Army Times says military officials have laid down the law.
    By Tim Grieve February 28, 2007

  • 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.
    By Mark Benjamin February 27, 2007

  • A Walter Reed reaction, or just a coincidence of timing?

    Bush moves to replace his assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
    By Tim Grieve February 23, 2007

  • 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.
    By Mark Benjamin February 23, 2007

  • 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.
    By Joan Walsh February 20, 2007

  • 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.
    By Mark Benjamin January 5, 2006

  • Incalculable pain

    The Pentagon is underreporting the number of American soldier casualties in Iraq, say House Democrats.
    By Mark Benjamin December 10, 2005

  • Protecting America's wounded

    Democratic senators have stepped up to defend benefits for soldiers traumatized by combat.
    By Mark Benjamin September 24, 2005
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