Politics Dec 21 Trump makes holiday visit to wounded troops at Walter Reed During his visit, the president awarded the Purple Heart to 1st Lt. Victor Prato of the 127th Airborne Engineer Battalion, who was injured last month while deployed in Afghanistan. By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Health Sep 13 How Walter Reed earned his status as a legend and hospital namesake Born on this day in 1851, Walter Reed proved the theory that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever to human beings. By Dr. Howard Markel
Nation Apr 22 Trump awards Purple Heart at Walter Reed military hospital President Donald Trump on Saturday awarded a Purple Heart to an Army sergeant recently wounded in Afghanistan. By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Jun 13 Watch Army Works to Repair Medical Center, Reputation Army officials toured Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Wednesday to inspect and monitor repairs at the facility, which has been criticized for poor conditions and patient care. The Army's surgeon general and a veterans advocate debate the medical center's… By PBS NewsHour
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Sep 15 Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era By Francine Uenuma After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Continue reading
Dec 01 Obama Outlines Plan for Afghanistan Troop Surge After a months-long review of the U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama laid out a new course Tuesday night, saying it is in "our vital national interest" to deploy 30,000 more troops to the fight. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch Full Text: Obama’s Afghan Strategy Speech Speaking from West Point military academy, President Barack Obama outlined a new Afghanistan strategy that includes deploying 34,000 additional troops beginning in early 2010. Below is the full text of his remarks, as provided by the White House. Continue watching
Nov 12 Hasan Charged With 13 Counts of Murder The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at the Fort Hood with premeditated murder, an Army spokesman said Thursday. Continue reading