Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates fired the secretary of the Army yesterday and President Bush vowed to investigate allegations of substandard treatment of wounded soldiers as the administration scrambled to contain fallout from the scandal over squalid housing and bureaucratic delays in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The Army named Maj. Gen. Eric B. Schoomaker as the new commander of Walter Reed only a day after picking Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, who had previously commanded the medical center, as the temporary chief. Kiley's selection had angered soldiers and family groups -- and, more important, Gates -- because of their belief that he had been aware of problems at the hospital and done little to address them. Kiley is the current Army surgeon general.Read It Here
(RG) It seems the British government have been using their special relationship with America and advising them on how to treat veterans returning from War, Blair will be furious that his suggestions on closing all military facilities have caused a sacking. You may get away with substandard treatment of our Armed Forces in this socialist country but until the Democrats gain full control there seems to be some accountability a word new Labour fears.
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
The question is though, is it too late to save the closure of Haslar? I think we all know the answer to that.. until there is some accountability, nobody will listen.
ReplyDeleteHere are my further views:
http://centraluser.blogspot.com/2007/03/military-hospitals.html