In 1945, just after the end of World War II, the Veterans hospitals were a national disgrace. President Harry Truman appointed one of the nation's finest generals, Omar Bradley, to head the Veterans Administration and gave him a single, simple order - clean up the mess and make the system worthy of our returning heroes.
Today, the Army hospital system is a national disgrace. Reacting to news reports, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has ordered a review. Walter Reed Army Hospital's response is to order its patients to shut the fuck up. All patients have been ordered to stand ready for inspection at 7am daily as a punishment for complaints about their horrible treatment which led to the review. They have been ordered to adhere strictly to the chain of command if they want to report such problems as mice skittering across their bedsheets at night. I could continue writing about this, but I feel like throwing up.
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