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...would like to thank Michael Weisskopf for his essay on Walter Reed Army Medical Center [March 19]. I recently retired from the Army Medical Corps after 20 years, most of which were spent as a staff cardiologist at Walter Reed. No doubt, the notorious Building 18 has deficiencies, but Walter Reed is an acute-care hospital that has had to reinvent itself into a rehabilitation facility to care for soldiers with wounds that they never would have survived in previous wars. By and large it has done an excellent job. Failing to identify the excellence at this fine institution will...
...Thank you, Michael, for remembering Vietnam veterans. I remember the Vietnam heroes who came home to unfair treatment. It's not too late to pay our respects. I would gladly pay taxes to give every Vietnam combat veteran a full college scholarship and proper medical care. And I'm sure there is much more that the veterans can tell us about--when they see that we really care...
...sided game long enough for something to develop. A little electronic history of our affair lives in my mobile phone, his best messages permanently saved in my inbox. He began coyly, asking for homework help: “Fwd: please correct for me the English structure…thanks.” Well, Ali, you know I would if I could and you’re welcome anyway. Early on, he often prattled about Layla—sort of like chatting about the jungle-like conditions in Lamont with an acquaintance, a banal and neutral topic...
Then she shrugged her shoulders, paused, and said simply, “Thank God I came here...
...9/11 moment"-the attack on Pearl Harbor-that the U.S. woke up and realized there was a terrible war of civilizations going on. But, boy, when you did wake up, you didn't go to sleep again. In Britain we were being slaughtered, and we were mighty thankful to see the Yanks occupying our countryside, I can tell you. Thank God there were no Kinsleys around wanting to bring the boys home when the going got tough. By comparison, Iraq is a walk in the park. Reg Brissenden Dorset, England...