they can go to starbucks!

(which by the way, i've never been to and plan NEVER to in the future either)

STARBUCKS? of course heads are not going to roll over this hideous treatment our VETERANS are receiving. it's too late (thank the goddess), the story ALREADY BROKE. our veterans (outpatient) at walter reed are living in squalor. they (not all but some) are 'lost in the system'. they are NOT receiving the care they deserve FOR SERVING THEIR COUNTRY

as i said before (and will continue to say), if i was king george i would grab the collar of the person in charge and say these three magic words

FIX IT NOW

we should all be outraged. we should all not stop screaming until this IS fixed. this and ANY program or treatment for veterans.

US Army denies 'gag orders,' but says patients can 'go to Starbucks' to talk to media

Josh Catone

The US Army is denying yesterday's claims that some patients at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Medical Hold Unit were told not to speak to the media.
Army spokesman Paul Boyce tells Think Progress that patients are free to speak to the media; however, they must receive permission to speak with the press while on hospital grounds.
When questioned further, Boyce told TP that if patients wished to speak to reporters without permission, "They can go to Starbucks."
Think Progress writes, "Asked whether this was a reasonable solution for patients recuperating from physical and mental trauma, Boyce said yes. 'It's just a short trip, and many of them want to get out [of the hospital] anyway.'"
Meanwhile the Army Times reports today that the "Pentagon clamped down on media coverage of any and all Defense Department medical facilities, to include suspending queries for interviews and filming by CNN."
An e-mail intended for spokespeople, titled "Media inquiries related to Walter Reed," was quoted by the Times as saying, "It will be in most cases not appropriate to engage the media while this review takes place," referring to an ongoing investigation of problems at the Walter Reed facility............

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