http://www.firesociety.com FireSociety - Awen Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:31:33 GMT admin@firesociety.com FireSociety 60 http://www.firesociety.com/home/mainlogo.gif http://www.firesociety.com http://www.firesociety.com/article/11888/E-mail---From-the-Chief-of-Chaplains---WRAMC/?src=103 <img align="right" hspace="10" src="http://www.firesociety.com/imagelib/f0f219158e118e83--283bf5a4-11196706462--1695-1066954226.jpg">Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:43 AM Subject: FROM THE CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS WRAMC I have had enough and am going to give my perspective on the news about Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Please understand that I am speaking for myself and I am responsible for my thoughts alone. The news media and politicians are making it sound like Walter Reed is a terrible place and the staff here has been abusing our brave wounded soldiers; what a bunch of bull! I am completing my 24th year of service in the Army next month so you decide for yourself if I have the experience to write about this topic. I have been the senior clinical chaplain at Walter Reed for four years and will leave to go back to the infantry this summer. I supervise the chaplain staff inside Walter Reed that cares for the 200 inpatients, the 650+ daily outpatients from the war who come to us for medical care, the 4000+ staff, and over 3000 soldiers and their families that come for clinical appointments daily. Walter Reed has cared for over 5500 wounded from the war. I cannot count the number of sick and non-battle injured that ... Military/Troops Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:56:22 GMT Awen http://www.firesociety.com/comments/11970/Discussion---E-mail---From-the-Chief-of-Chaplains---WRAMC/?src=103