MAJ General Weightman and LT General Kiley are here in Senate subcommittee in the wake of the Walter Reed Hospital scandal.
I understand that in this picture, MAJ General is apologizing to CPL McLeod and his wife for the treatment he got while in the care of Walter Reed.
The spouse was on Hardball tonight on CMSNBC. The press has taken this issue and given it allot of attention since the Washington Post article and this is a good thing.
What happens now? In the wake of this, Army Secretary, Francis Harvey has "quit" and his appointment of LT General Kiley lasted a day. It is easy to fire people, do the blame game and public admonishments. I just hope that when the spotlight leaves, the concern is still there.
Secretary Gates is handling this decisively and isn't putting up with what I feel was a dismissive attitude by those who were in charge.
Now that it is becoming apparent that what is wrong with care for returning veterans isn't an issue limited to Walter Reed. I support the moves the Defense Secretary has made, I just hope he has the follow through to fix the mess that is the system which our injured troops return home to after becoming injured in combat.
I understand that in this picture, MAJ General is apologizing to CPL McLeod and his wife for the treatment he got while in the care of Walter Reed.
The spouse was on Hardball tonight on CMSNBC. The press has taken this issue and given it allot of attention since the Washington Post article and this is a good thing.
What happens now? In the wake of this, Army Secretary, Francis Harvey has "quit" and his appointment of LT General Kiley lasted a day. It is easy to fire people, do the blame game and public admonishments. I just hope that when the spotlight leaves, the concern is still there.
Secretary Gates is handling this decisively and isn't putting up with what I feel was a dismissive attitude by those who were in charge.
Now that it is becoming apparent that what is wrong with care for returning veterans isn't an issue limited to Walter Reed. I support the moves the Defense Secretary has made, I just hope he has the follow through to fix the mess that is the system which our injured troops return home to after becoming injured in combat.
Updates
RET MAJ GEN Paul Eaton wrote in the OP ED section of the NYT on 6 Mar 07 about a conversation that he had with "Mr. Robinson, a former Army Ranger who works with Persian Gulf war veterans and their health disorders."
"This problem with Walter Reed and the nation's defense health program is much more than money, old and mice." he said, "It is about leadership."
Things often come in threes, it seems as if they do when famous people die. LT General Kiley's career was dead when he had his old job back for a day. It was official this week, Kiley, 56, who headed Walter Reed from 2002 to 2004, has been a lightning rod for criticism over conditions there and has been a frequent target of hostile questions at congressional hearings. Lets hope the blame game is over and solutions are being sought now.
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