[Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Kirk Harmon
kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
Sun Dec 2 21:28:34 CST 2007
Right on!
----- Original Message -----
From: <MisterAdvocate at aol.com>
To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>
> Ken,
> Tell him that Blind Soldiers aren't getting the care they need! We want to
> know how a VA System with 8 rehab Centers staffed for less than 300
> active
> beds can handle all the vets that are on waiting lists plus the 1000 plus
> with
> serious eye injuries waiting in Military Hospitals.
> Why is Walter Reed so understaffed that we can't even send the troops
> Christmas Cards?
> . That should be 2 good ones!
> Dwight
>
>
> In a message dated 11/29/2007 5:41:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mitchmproject at aim.com writes:
>
>
> Dwright,
> Tomorrow Friday Nov.30th 2007, I will be meeting with Congressman John
> Lewis. I'm guessing that I'll only have one or two questions to ask or
> points to
> make. Ideas?
> Ken M.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABlindVets at aol.com
> To: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 4:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>
>
>
>
> Kirk,
> I? agree totally. We can't visit them, we can't send them Christmas
> Cards,
> but
> we sure as hell can call our Senators and Congressman.
> Here is your challenge Ladies and Gentleman! Lets see if anyone really
> reads
> the
> posts on this list!!
> Dwight
> ?
> ?
> In a message dated 11/27/2007 5:16:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> kvh54 at cfl.rr.com writes:
> Dwight, I think we need to get a bit resourceful! Perhaps if we all
> contact
> our Senators and Congressman of our respective States and question them
> as
> to why it is so difficult to have access to our Blind brothers in uniform
> for assistance and guidance after they return home,, they might just
> start
> to jump in and assist us in the effort of finding out why this is!! Kirk
> Harmon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <NABlindVets at aol.com>
> To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:34 AM
> Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>> Ladies and Gentleman,
>> A week ago today I? visited Walter Reed in Silver Spring? Maryland.
>> I asked if I? could visit with any troops who had suffered eye?
>> injuries.
>> I
>> was told that the only way I could visit with any troops who were? not
>> family
>> was to request the proper forms from the visitors bureau. They said?
>> they
>> would
>> mail them and no groups over five were allowed at a time and no?
>> guarantee
>> that any of them would see us. Talk about a information? blackout!
>> I am very disappointed. Think about this , how many beds are available
>> to
>> blind vets if all the? VA rehab centers were empty. Maybe 300. They have
>> 1000
>> plus with serious eye injuries perhaps blindness. Where are they going
>> for
>> rehab? How long will they have to wait for this?
>> I see a serious problem.
>> Dwight
>>
>>
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> Dwright,
> Tomorrow Friday Nov.30th 2007, I will be meeting with Congressman John
> Lewis. I'm guessing that I'll only have one or two questions to ask or
> points to
> make. Ideas?
> Ken M.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABlindVets at aol.com
> To: blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 4:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Walter Reed Army Medical Center
> Kirk, I agree totally. We can't visit them, we can't send them Christmas
> Cards, but we sure as hell can call our Senators and Congressman. Here is
> your
> challenge Ladies and Gentleman! Lets see if anyone really reads the posts
> on
> this list!! Dwight In a message dated 11/27/2007 5:16:42 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time, mailto:kvh54 at cfl.rr.com kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
> writes: Dwight, I think we need to get a bit resourceful! Perhaps if we
> all
> contact our Senators and Congressman of our respective States and
> question
> them as to why it is so difficult to have access to our Blind brothers in
> uniform for assistance and guidance after they return home,, they might
> just start
> to jump in and assist us in the effort of finding out why this is!! Kirk
> Harmon ----- Original Message ----- From: < mailto:NABlindVets at aol.com
> NABlindVets at aol.com
>> To: < mailto:blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:34 AM Subject: [Blindvet-talk]
>> Walter
> Reed Army Medical Center > Ladies and Gentleman, > A week ago today I
> visited Walter Reed in Silver Spring Maryland. > I asked if I could
> visit with
> any troops who had suffered eye injuries. > I > was told that the only
> way I
> could visit with any troops who were not > family > was to request the
> proper forms from the visitors bureau. They said they > would > mail
> them and no
> groups over five were allowed at a time and no guarantee > that any of
> them
> would see us. Talk about a information blackout! > I am very
> disappointed.
> Think about this , how many beds are available to > blind vets if all the
> VA
> rehab centers were empty. Maybe 300. They have > 1000 > plus with serious
> eye
> injuries perhaps blindness. Where are they going for > rehab? How long
> will
> they have to wait for this? > I see a serious problem. > Dwight > > > >
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